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Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I do not wish to prolong the debate given that we are all in agreement on the merits of the amendments. As I should have stated when I was speaking about the sentencing guidelines, we have an unfortunate history in sentencing practice of overuse of short sentences and of committing far too many people to prison for far too short a time. I hope we will see a change to that through the...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I have been in it many times.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I did not mean to or attempt to romanticise Mountjoy. I have been in the prison many times and I agree with Senator McDowell about its unsuitability and the lack of purpose for rehabilitation, notwithstanding the fact that conditions have improved in recent years. When Thornton Hall was proposed there was a very advanced plan, as the Senator knows, to demolish and reconstruct on the site....

Seanad: Period Poverty: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That Seanad Éireann: notes that:— the average woman, or anyone who experiences periods, will have 507 periods from age 12 to 51, for roughly 39 years of her life; — in Ireland, sanitary products can cost from €2 to €6 per pack, with the average pack containing 10 to 15 pads or tampons, and that a 12 pack of pain relief tablets costs between €6...

Seanad: Period Poverty: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for that very strong commitment at the end of her contribution. We will hold her to it. I am honoured to have proposed this motion and to respond on behalf of the women's caucus. It is an all-party motion, and I thank all speakers for their contributions to this important, productive and worthwhile debate. I commend again Deputy Catherine Martin, who has led...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister and commend my colleague, Senator Nash, on bringing forward this initiative and for all his work on the Bill, which has already passed Second Stage in this House. I echo his words and those of Senator Gavan as to how vital this Bill is in addressing the issues of the growing "precariat", in other words, the increasing number of people in very precarious employment...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Listening to the Minister's response to section 6, it is unfortunate that we cannot work together constructively to find a way to deal with the issues the Minister has with this provision and the other provisions in the Bill as we do with previous Bills. I reiterate that we are all in agreement with the general purpose of the Bill and its positive purpose. It is unfortunate that we cannot...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I agree with Senator Gavan that it is disgraceful, particularly as we know and as referred to by the Minister, Deputy O'Dea has introduced his own Bill on bogus self-employment in the other House. There is no issue about who takes ownership of this. We all have an interest and a desire to see the issue of bogus self-employment tackled and vulnerable people protected in the workplace. That...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The Title of the Bill, as specified is section 8, says it all - the Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment). What we are all about is seeking to ensure that those employees who should legally be considered employees are not placed in this bogus self-employed category to their own detriment and, indeed, to the detriment of society and the economy, which the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I join others in expressing sincere sympathies and condolences to the people of New Zealand following the tragic and horrific attacks on the mosques in Christchurch on 15 March. I imagine all of us have been deeply impressed by the dignified response of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, in speaking on behalf of all the people of New Zealand and all of us who were so shocked...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: It is distressing to watch the parliamentary procedures in Westminster descending into the chaos and the chaotic scenes that we have seen in recent weeks. They really seem as chaotic as ever this week. I speak for the Labour Party in saying that we are doing our best to try to talk to our colleagues in the British Labour Party. However, it does seem as if-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Nothing is working, it seems – the Leader is quite right. I imagine others with bilateral links are trying to do the same, of course, but it does not seem to be having any impact. Our party leader, Deputy Howlin, has called on the Government to give greater clarity on the supports that will be available from the EU to Ireland and the Irish economy in the event of a no-deal outcome....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I join Senator Nash and others in calling on the Leader to amend the Order of Business so that only Committee Stage of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 is taken today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I will ignore that interruption. I also support-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Moving on, as the Cathaoirleach and the Leader know-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his concern. It is not often that I am referred to as a nice lady but I appreciate the sentiment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I will take it in the spirt in which it was intended and I thank the Cathaoirleach. I say to the Leader that different Bills have different contexts and call for different approaches, as he well knows.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: It is far from a flip-flop. It is being consistent in taking each Bill on its own merits and looking at each in its own context.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: It is entirely appropriate. I join other speakers in commending primary and secondary school pupils who will be in front of Leinster House tomorrow for the strike for climate. In the Visitors Gallery today, we have rang a sé from Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School. Many of its pupils will be taking part in the strike for climate. I welcome them to the Gallery. It is a school that...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and, as I indicated on Second Stage, Labour Party Senators will continue to support the Bill's speedy and efficient passage through the House. We all bring that constructive spirit of co-operation to the debate, which is helpful. In respect of the provisions on immigration in the section, I will be happy to support the Sinn Féin amendments....