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Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Amendment agreed to.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Marc MacSharry referred to the answer to a parliamentary question in the Dáil yesterday on the promised review of maternity services nationally. I saw the headline, but I am not sure what is the status of that report. I will be happy to ask the Leader to arrange a debate on maternity services and whatever review is taking place. I can check its status. I was concerned to see...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Senator for raising the matter with me beforehand. Senator Susan O'Keeffe paid an eloquent tribute to Dermot Healy and referred to his strong Sligo connections. Many Members paid tribute to him on the Order of Business on Tuesday when I referred to his poem Serenitywhich was published inThe Irish Timeson that day which presented his work at its best. We all join the Senator in...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I agree with Senator Cáit Keane in that regard. We will seek a debate on the matter. Senator Pat O'Neill asked for a debate on improving the education of school children in water safety, a matter on which we all agree with him. Senator Sean D. Barrett asked for a debate on the role of the Comptroller and Auditor. I will seek such a debate. He also referred to the successful talks in...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the proposed opt-in to EU Regulation No. 603/2013 on the establishment of Eurodac, back from committee, to be taken, without debate, on conclusion of the Order of Business - we had a good debate at the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality yesterday on that; No. 2, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 - Committee Stage, to...

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Now. Sorry, my apologies, next Tuesday. I was losing the run of myself.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: My apologies to the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I have heard great things about the ceremonies from those who have gone through them and obtained citizenship.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Presumably, it will be followed through in the new immigration, residence and protection Act.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It must be a common European standard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I am much more aware of the criminal justice side where 18 years is the common age but it must be 14 years for asylum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Is that Bulgaria, Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Unfortunately I cannot attend due to the Labour Party's leadership election taking place but thank the Minister for her wonderful invitation. I would love, as I am sure other members would, to attend future ceremonies even if some of us cannot be present this Friday.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Crown raised the issue of the multiple sclerosis drug fampridine. Senator Colm Burke has pointed out that he raised this on the Adjournment recently and that the HSE is to reconsider a new application on the matter. Senator O'Brien has also raised this issue a number of times in the House, and it has been raised in the media. All of us have concerns about this. The HSE received an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise for having had to leave the meeting for a vote in the Seanad earlier. To follow up on the Chairman's question, could we have deferred opting-in until we had fully complied with Prüm, in other words until the database legislation was fully operational and the database is established?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Deputy Mac Lochlainn already raised issues about balancing the rights of asylum seekers and so forth. I apologise if some other member of the committee raised this but I have a question about the lower age limit of 14 years under Eurodac. There are greater protections for those under 18 years of age in our database Bill. Are additional protections envisaged in Eurodac for minors of 14 to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I wonder why that age was chosen. It appears to be an arbitrary age. Statewatch has given us very good data on the vast divergence of standards across member states in asylum laws.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Darragh O'Brien referred to the Cabinet reshuffle projected to take place next week. Of course, we anticipate it, as well as the outcome of the Labour Party leadership election on Friday. The Senator asked a question about the local property tax and the four Labour Party Deputies who had spoken on the matter. To be fair, they raised an important issue about the need to ensure...