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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome the representatives of youth groups who are seated in the Gallery. I commend Senators Ruane, Warfield and Mac Lochlainn for introducing the Bill. I wish to confirm that my Labour Party colleagues and I support Committee Stage of the Bill. My colleague, Senator Ó Ríordáin, spoke eloquently in favour of the Bill on...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I will move the motion for the Seanad vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Ó Clochartaigh straight after the Order of Business. It is on the Order Paper. Those of us in the Seanad Technical Group are really delighted that Senator David Norris will be joining us.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: He has been a tremendous colleague for so many years-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: -----and I am really honoured that he is going to join us, in particular as he is a Trinity colleague.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Senator Noone. I will certainly not go that far.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Norris tells me that even Labour is not left wing enough for him but of course I beg to differ on that. I think we are perfect soul mates, if I may say so.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted and I welcome him to the Seanad Technical Group. I also welcome the Supreme Court decision announced today reversing the decision of Mr. Justice Humphreys in the High Court in so far as he ruled on the rights of the unborn extending beyond Article 40.3.3° of the Constitution. I listened with great interest to the Chief Justice, Mr. Frank Clarke's summary of the judgment...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: We also signal our support for the work of the Irish Syria Solidarity Movement in highlighting that and in calling on the Government to do all it can to push for a ceasefire and an end to attacks on civilians. I have circulated the motion and I would be grateful if other group leaders would come back to me in regard to it. In October 2016 we in the Seanad led the way in agreeing a...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I prefer recruitment.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: Goodwill and friendship.

Seanad: Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Clerk of Seanad Éireann do send to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government notice of a vacancy in the membership of Seanad Éireann occasioned by the resignation of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, a member elected from the Oireachtas Sub-Panel of the Agricultural Panel at the General Election for Seanad Éireann, April, 2016.

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to have the pleasure of welcoming the Minister to the House. I have had the pleasure of working with her in the past, as a woman lawyer, and I have shared platforms with her in that capacity. I am delighted to see her here in her new role as Minister. This is the first opportunity I have had to welcome her on the floor of the House. I thank the Minister for spearheading the...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: It was 2008.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I join Senator Máire Devine in wishing Mr. Tony O'Brien well. I have seen his statement that he does not intend to renew his term when it expires in the summer. I welcome everyone back after the snow. Like other Senators, I commend all those involved in the emergency services, the local authorities, the transport infrastructure agencies, the health service and the ESB. Many people...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I congratulate our colleague, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, on his new position with TG4. As he will be with us for another month, it is a little premature to pay tribute to him. It has been a pleasure to work with him in recent months, in particular, as a member of the Technical Group. On my own behalf and that of my Labour Party colleagues, I thank him for working with us and look...

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (6 Feb 2018)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, is very welcome to the House. If I may, I will touch for a moment on an issue that is not related to foreign affairs. As a fellow member of the all-party Oireachtas cycling group, I commend him on his work on cycle safety. I wish him the very best with the minimum passing distance law which I hope will be introduced without any further delay. I know...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House on this auspicious day, Lá Fhéile Bríde, St. Brigid's Day, as he said. I thank him for coming to the House today. I was delighted to be present for his speech. I apologise that could not be here throughout the debate. Senators McFadden and Higgins and I are involved in a symposium today for St. Brigid's Day on the centenary of women's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise for missing some of the session. I was attending a conference as part of events commemorating the centenary of women suffrage. I am happy to say that it is very much being done in collaboration with our colleagues in Britain.