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- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: In fact, a number of members of the justice committee, from all parties and none, drove this. Senator White's Fianna Fáil colleagues fully endorsed the proposal.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: Senator O'Donovan, Senator White's colleague in Fianna Fáil, travelled with us as part of the justice committee delegation. We received unanimous, cross-party support on the justice committee for the recommendation, which was subsequently developed by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, and the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin. It certainly is...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: It represents an evidence-based approach to tackling a serious issue of exploitation.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: If Senator White disagrees, I invite her to read the report of the justice committee, which received cross-party support from people of all parties and none.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: The committee members are from Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Labour Party.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: Senator Norris would know all about interrupting.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: I did not say that. I stated my opposition to Senator White's point that those in favour of section 20-----
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: I did not express a view on the Senator's amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: We can continue if the Senator has just a few more points. I am conscious of the need of the Minister of State for a break.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: That is fine. I just wanted to advise the Cathaoirleach that we need to take a break shortly.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: Yes.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Ivana Bacik: We are on section 20.
- 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?