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Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It is hard indeed to hear the hollow words of Senator Darragh O’Brien across the floor of the House. Fianna Fáil effectively privatised Aer Lingus in 2006 by selling off-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----the Government’s controlling share.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I wonder why Fianna Fáil privatised Aer Lingus in 2006. I wonder why Fianna Fáil got rid of the Government’s controlling share.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Darragh O’Brien should be embarrassed.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: He should have been embarrassed when he stood up to suggest that, in some way, it was a wonderful thing that Fianna Fáil preserved a 25% Government share for the sake of connectivity.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I have already expressed my view. I would have preferred if the Government-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I did not interrupt Senator O’Brien, although I was very tempted to.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I would appreciate the opportunity to speak on this matter. Personally, I would have preferred for the Government to have retained its 25% share. However, I note the agreement made is significantly improved on what was offered before. IAG has agreed to an indefinite Government veto on the disposal of the Heathrow slots which guarantees State control of connectivity. According to Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Maybe Senator Darragh O’Brien was not a Deputy then.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A group of eight Labour Deputies has been committed to ensuring as good a deal for the workers and the travelling public was achieved. Last night, the group published a statement pointing out not only IAG’s agreement to the indefinite Government veto and, therefore, the guarantee of the State control of connectivity but also the commitment given on the registered employment agreements.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Like other Members, I am also reading through the details of the agreement. There is a commitment to 600 new jobs by 2020 and a net 150 new jobs by the end of next year. The 50 job losses that are being projected will be catered for through voluntary severance or deployment. Accordingly, we are going to see significant and enhanced growth in jobs as a result of this deal, should it come...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We must remind ourselves of Fianna Fáil's position on this.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Leader arrange for a debate on this matter in due course? Will he also arrange for a debate on bringing in a ban on corporal punishment of children? I am glad the Council of Europe is making a decision against Ireland on this. It is long overdue. We should now do away with the continued defence of reasonable chastisement which is appalling and goes against the principle of...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Fianna Fáil still sold 74.9% of the airline.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re referral to committee of the Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2015, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Customs Bill 2014 – Second Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn not later than 7 p.m., with contributions from group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It is a good job divorce is legal.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: For which debates is the Senator seeking extra time?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious that it is a momentous day coming so shortly after the result in the marriage equality referendum, and that most colleagues referred to the referendum and in almost all cases welcomed the result. It was very moving to listen to the comments and their strong expressions of welcome for the resounding majority of 62% in favour of marriage equality. It was a magnificent result...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The referendum result also marks the end of an incredible journey. For many of us who were involved in the campaign for marriage equality going back more than ten years, as Senator Zappone has said, the journey is remarkable. I also want to pay tribute to my own party, the Labour Party, which championed this when it was not a popular cause. I commend Eamon Gilmore, our former party leader-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----who personally championed the issue of marriage equality, and described it as the civil liberties issue of this generation. He has been vindicated. I also commend the Constitutional Convention, which, through its 79% majority vote in support of marriage equality, placed this referendum very firmly on the Government's agenda. We then saw the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and all the...