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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I would like, on behalf of the Labour Party group, to join the Leader and Senator Darragh O'Brien in expressing sincere sympathy to the families of those bereaved so tragically at the weekend in the two incidents which people have already described. First, to the ten victims of the appalling fire in Carrickmines in south Dublin, including five children, and others who were injured and,...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re arrangements for the sitting of the House next Tuesday, 13 October, to be taken without debate immediately after the Order of Business; and No. 2, statements on Ireland's performance in Horizon 2020 to date, to be taken at 1 p.m. and conclude at 3 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill referred to the budget. As he said, this is our last Order of Business before the budget announcements next Tuesday. The motion we will take after the Order of Business will re-order our business for Tuesday. Colleagues will wish to know that we will have statements on budget 2016 after the Order of Business on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Many colleagues...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A 2015 allocation of €37.16 million has been confirmed in homeless funding for the Dublin region. The Dublin region homeless executive has confirmed its expenditure to end-August was €33.54 million. Last week the Government approved the immediate initiation of a programme for early delivery of 500 units of modular housing to address the most urgent and pressing needs, while...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Colleagues asked for a response and I am giving it.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am outlining a clear set of practical steps that have been taken. I also have more rhetorical responses, but I am trying to focus on what is being practically delivered to inform colleagues of outputs rather than simply reading about aspirations.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A number of Senators referred to NAMA's role in housing delivery. NAMA funding delivered 40% of the 3,259 new housing units in Dublin in 2014. During the first half of this year, the agency funded the delivery of 50% of new input in Dublin and is on track to deliver 4,500 units in the city by the end of 2016. Clearly, practical steps are being taken and we are seeing outputs. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am at one with the Leader of the Seanad on the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am certainly at one with the Tánaiste on it also.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That is my view.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Susan O'Keeffe also raised the issues of housing and homelessness. She commended Lidl for being the first major employer in Ireland to adopt the living wage, one week after the living wage forum of the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Gerald Nash. It is welcome that a company that employs 3,800 staff will adopt the living wage of...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We need to ensure there is sound scientific evidence before we start to undermine vaccination programmes.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am mindful of the breakouts of measles because of issues to do with vaccines, which claims proved to be false.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It would be helpful to have an informed debate on the matter and I thank the Senator for bringing forward a motion on it. I think that would be useful.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Coghlan wished Ireland well in the match tonight against Germany, as we all do, which is a European championship qualifier, as well as in the rugby match on Sunday. He noted that today is sports capital grants day. All of us are aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, will be making an announcement at 2 p.m. today and we very much welcome that capital programme and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I have an answer for Senator Healy Eames. I apologise. I had written NAMA as shorthand. Senator Healy Eames raised the other issue, in fact, of NAMA and the Northern Ireland sales. As the Senator will be aware, officials from NAMA appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts to answer further questions of Members of the Oireachtas. The committee has been very much on top of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Mullins also spoke on Electric Ireland's reduction in its unit price, which is very welcome, and called for a debate with the Minister for Health on the Healthy Ireland survey. I read those findings with great interest and agree it would be useful to have a debate on them, which would follow on from the work of our public consultation committee on lifestyle factors in cancer. There...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 October, 2015 and the Order of Business shall be proposed at 4 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Most people in Ireland are clear on which Government set the scene for repossessions-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----and brought about the conditions under which this country had to enter a troika programme. We are all very clear on that point and I would remind Senator O'Brien of it.