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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am being reasonable. The others may------

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 13: In page 8, after line 37, to insert the following: “(3) In this Act and in the Act of 1961— (a) “practising barrister” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; (b) “practising solicitor” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The amendment proposes the insertion of a new subsection (3) into section 2. It states: "In this Act and in the Act of 1961 ... "practising barrister"” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 ... [and] “practising solicitor” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015." This...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am sorry the Minister has dismissed the argument with such a brief turn of phrase. Senator McDowell put the case for it very strongly and, as he said, there are serious implications for the definitions of barrister and solicitor in this legislation. The Minister's amendments Nos. 51 and 52, which are now decoupled from amendment No. 13, only refer to the definition of practising barrister...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I do not believe anybody is precluding anyone else from discussing anything. I have just referred to amendments Nos. 51 and 52 as it is important to say why they are different.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Without speaking for the Chair-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure anybody can refer to other amendments.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Senator McDowell has just referred to his own amendment No. 12, which relates to quarantine and reducing the period-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: That is right.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I will finish the point. The amendment I propose, which is amendment No. 13, seeks to import a definition of "practising barrister" and "practising solicitor" from the 2015 Act into both this legislation and also the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961. It has a far more general impact than any later amendments the Minister may be proposing that refer just to the definition of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Cathaoirleach back; it is good to see him back with us. I commend all our colleagues who are taking part in Senator Ruane's football match tonight. It is good to hear about it and may the best team win. I support Senators McDowell, Gavan and Ruane on the issue they have raised about the pay of secretarial assistants in the Seanad. It is something we have all been aware of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The term red China seems slightly dated but I jest.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: On a more serious note, the Senator will be glad to hear that the issue of human rights abuses in China has been raised on a number of occasions at meetings of the Joint Committee of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence, of which I am a member. We hope to have a meeting on such abuses in the new year. Clearly, the dreadful crackdown on the democracy protests in Hong Kong has been a issue...

Seanad: International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Statements (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. It is welcome this week that we are marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which was yesterday. It is a United Nations day aimed at promoting the rights and well-being of people with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and increasing awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political,...

Seanad: Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Second and Subsequent Stages (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome this Bill with enthusiasm. As Senator Higgins said, it deserves our enthusiastic support on all sides of the House and I know it passed through the Dáil unanimously. On behalf of the Labour Party Senators, I am delighted to support it, in keeping with our party's strong and long-standing commitment to the prohibition of nuclear...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the performance of my party's candidates in the by-election. It was a great pleasure for me to canvass with Councillor Duncan Smith in Dublin Fingal and Councillor Joanna Tuffy in Dublin Mid-West. They did extremely well in the by-elections. I commend them. I support the amendment proposed by Senators Humphreys and Nash to amend the Order of Business to bring in the Minister for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I support the amendment proposed by my colleague, Senator Ó Ríordáin, to substitute a debate on crime for one hour of the debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. I also support Senator Leyden's amendment, which would substitute a debate on the important issue of Cuisle for the other hour and a half of debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. Both are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Ivana Bacik: It is not every day but today we have two urgent issues to be-----