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Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions (15 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Seanad do agree to the amendment made by the Dáil to Seanad amendment No. 89.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions (15 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Seanad do agree to the amendment made by the Dáil to Seanad amendment No. 90.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions (15 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Seanad do agree to the amendment made by the Dáil to Seanad amendment No. 95.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions (15 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Seanad do agree to the amendment made by the Dáil to Seanad amendment No. 98.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions (15 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Seanad do agree to the amendment made by the Dáil to Seanad amendment No. 193.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions (15 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That the Seanad do agree to the amendment made by the Dáil to Seanad amendment No. 257.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, to the House along with his hard-working officials. We have commented already on the large volume of justice legislation we have been dealing with recently. Today is a case in point because there are four justice Bills before us. We have had to deal with many complex and lengthy Bills but this one is very short and focused....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I echo what others have said. This is indeed a historic and welcome day. It is long overdue. At last we have seen this Government move on this issue, after years of inaction by successive Governments in the face of mounting criticisms from international sources and from successive inspectors of prisons. It is a proud day and one we can be thankful for. It marks a new step in our penal...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I was not one of the legal colleagues who spoke to Senator Sean D. Barrett about this amendment. I have always believed in principle, as have my colleagues who are legal academics, that it would be good to make provision for legal academics to become judges in this jurisdiction, as we have seen happen in other jurisdictions. In one jurisdiction with which I am very familiar, South Africa,...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Very healthy.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Having heard the Minister of State's response, I am delighted the principle is agreed. All Members are in agreement that it is anomalous at present that District Court judges retire at 65 when other judges continue until they are 70 and that in practice, it is a yearly review procedure. I am glad to hear this is being addressed in other legislation. As Senator Barrett noted, there are...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Happy birthday.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator van Turnhout has spoken on this issue previously in the Seanad. There is a great deal of sense in her point about the terminology used. It may not be possible to do it in this Bill and I accept there are issues particularly around the international language used and particularly as the Bill is explicitly required to give effect to a directive on combatting sexual abuse and sexual...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I believe we are all agreed that this is a heinous crime and it is good to see it being defined and laid out in such detail in this important Bill about the sexual exploitation of children and of adults. However, I wish to inject a small note of reality into the debate. The amendment which has already passed without contest simply allows for a fine to be included alongside imprisonment. It...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: No, we are not. We are taking Committee Stage which will adjourn at 5.30 p.m. That is the order of the House.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: No, that was the Courts Bill. It is Committee Stage only of this Bill, which was to commence on conclusion of the Committee and Report Stages of the Courts Bill, which is being taken. We have concluded all Stages of the Courts Bill.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On Committee Stage.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, the Committee Stage of this Bill.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, it is Committee Stage only of this Bill-----