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Seanad: Abduction of Nigerian Children: Motion (13 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello to the House and thank him for taking this important debate. I second the motion, which has been put forward with cross-party support. I am really glad we have been able to achieve that support as it shows the strength of feeling across Ireland on this horrible abduction. As Senator Mullins has said the motion deals with the abduction of more...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Katherine Zappone is not a Government Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I would like a debate on the Guerin report, which has been published since we last sat on Thursday and which many of us have had an opportunity to read in recent days. It sets out a litany of errors, negligence and incompetence, which were exposed by the allegations of Sergeant Maurice McCabe, as reviewed by senior counsel, Sean Guerin. Chapter 19 makes particularly concerning reading, as...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I am not saying that for sure. All I am saying is that I think it would be interesting to have the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: We will await the wording. As a lawyer, I could not sign up to anything, the wording for which I have not seen. Senator Hayden referred to the resignation of the former Minister for Justice and Equality. The Senator also welcomed the joint campaign being launched today by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and Women's Aid called "This is not happily every after". It highlights the extent of...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It is a matter for the Chairs of the committees to decide what comes within their remit but statutory issues may have to be looked at.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: We all take on board the points raised by the Senator. I am not sure that this House is the appropriate forum but I can ask the Leader if we can facilitate a debate. I suspect it might be a matter that will go to the relevant committee. Senator Keane extended best wishes to Senator Norris. She also paid tribute to the former Minister for Justice and Equality and his staff. She pointed out...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: The motion specifically deals with the appalling abduction of the girls that was highlighted. Colleagues can raise other issues in the context of the debate on the motion to be taken on Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: That completes my response to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Can I respond?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: For the day that is in it, that is an appropriate comment by the Senator. I meant to respond to him on postcodes. We might get the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to attend here for a specific debate on the matter. I am sure he would be delighted to have an opportunity to debate the new plan for postcodes and it would be a good debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: In response to the point made by Senator Mooney about the motions, I want a full debate on the reports and all of us who were involved with them want the same. I do not think it would have been appropriate to arrange for a Minister with no knowledge of their contents to come into the House. We did try to get a Minister who would have been able to do it. At 7 p.m. yesterday, however, it...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: One issue has dominated the Order of Business today, which was the resignation yesterday of the former Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter. We also had the announcement as we were sitting this morning of the appointment of Deputy Frances Fitzgerald as Minister for Justice and Equality, the appointment of Deputy Charlie Flanagan as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the moving of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It was sent after 7 p.m. yesterday evening after every effort had been made to try to get alternative business. Clearly we could not take the DNA legislation. In light of the comments by colleagues and my own views I will withdraw the three motions before the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I should have stated it was always envisaged that we would have a full debate on the three reports. I authored the report on penal reforms and I was very involved in the other two on prostitution and Traveller ethnicity. We always wanted to have a debate on these. If one looked at the text of the motions one would have seen the reports were to be noted and it was not a statement they would...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It was important that we sat today. I stand over my decision yesterday to call for an Order of Business at 10.30 this morning but I accept the motions should be withdrawn. I hope the Order of Business will not be opposed.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I think I have explained the Leader's office made every attempt until after 7 p.m. yesterday to find another Minister to come in and take other business. My preference was to have had a debate on at least one of the reports today but we simply could not do it. When the resignation was announced at 4 p.m. yesterday it took most people by surprise and it was very difficult to get any...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Charlie Flanagan.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: They will be debated.