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

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I was one of the Senators who contacted the Minister for Justice and Equality about various points concerning section 33 and on ways in which the disclosure regime could be strengthened, as well as the rights of victims protected. I look forward to the Report Stage debate on this.

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

Ivana Bacik: Excuse me.

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

Ivana Bacik: Sorry, I could not hear the Senator.

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

Ivana Bacik: No, I indicated that I wanted to speak next.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Given that this week the climate change talks at the Conference of Parties, COP 21, in Paris, colleagues will join me in hoping for a successful outcome from those talks. We are getting optimistic reports that new targets for global emissions reduction will be set there. It has been really good to see so much input from civil society. Many Irish activists went to Paris. There has been a...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I want to confirm what Senator Norris has said. This language is not appropriate.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Again, can we use appropriate language in the Chamber?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A Chathaoirligh, can we have a respectful debate?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Let us use respectful language in debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am not the one using inflammatory language.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am not the one who is bullying.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure the Leader will respond on the flooding issue.However, I welcome the allocation of €5 million announced by the Government this week to assist small businesses that have suffered damage as a result of the flooding. I also welcome the clarification from the Department of Social Protection of the scope of the humanitarian assistance scheme. I note that the Government has not...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We never said that.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, Senator O'Brien made much more serious allegations against me. They were so ludicrous I did not even bother responding.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, I ask the Senator to withdraw that comment about the Irish Family Planning Association.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. Following on from some of the responses to other colleagues, I am interested to note that the impact of the convention would be more likely to be long term and would have symbolic and declaratory effect. I am interested in the substance of it. Mr. Moran said there is no draft text but I assume that work has been done at international level on the...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Sleap. That is very helpful. What is the most relevant regional or other text from which an international convention would draw if we wanted to look at a resource to understand that?

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, to the House and echo the words of others about her incredible working record. I also welcome her hard-working officials, as we are conscious of the volume of legislation coming through from the Department of Justice and Equality. This is historic legislation, as others have said, which I very much welcome. I was moved when reading the language of...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Next Friday.