Results 7,181-7,200 of 11,469 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Paul Coghlan has pointed out that there is a great deal of wastage and a great deal to be done. May I speak without interruption?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I listened with courtesy, although it was difficult sometimes not to interrupt my colleagues on the other side.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I know the Senator is a bit excited with the holidays starting this evening.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you. We had an extensive debate on the establishment of Irish Water and the concept of a water charge and we have been told the Government will make a decision on that in due course but that there was not enough information available to make that decision at this week's Cabinet meeting. I am happy to seek a debate with the Minister after Easter when the Cabinet decision has been made,...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at noon and conclude not later than 1 p.m., and No. 2, statements on an update on the situation in Ukraine, to be taken at 1 p.m. and conclude not later than 2.30 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House. I wish to share my time equally with Senator Susan O'Keeffe.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: On behalf of the Labour Party I welcome the terms of reference of the commission of investigation and also the appointment of Mr. Justice Nial Fennelly. We welcome the fact that the commission will investigate three key areas: the widespread and long-running practice by the Garda Síochána of operating telephone recording systems; the implications of the tapings into the tragic...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: We will agree to disagree on that.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It is a Labour Private Members' Bill.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: We always have been.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for the resumed debate on Committee Stage. I am glad that, in the interim, we have had the publication of the IHREC report on the issue of section 37(1) and how to address it in the context of the directive. I am glad the paper has been published and it is important to maintain the momentum. Maintaining momentum in the legislative process has a...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I join the Cathaoirleach in welcoming the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Oisín Quinn, to the Gallery. He is here as a guest of Senator Barrett and it is good to see him. He might be one of our nearest residents, or one of the people who lives closest to Leinster House. Last night I was a guest of the Lord Mayor in the Mansion House. I attended an excellent event to celebrate the village of...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, to the House. I welcome the legislation. As I am standing in for our transport spokesperson I am speaking from a position where I knew very little about this area until I started to read up on the Bill. I was surprised by just how necessary the Bill is and the number of gaps in the current system in terms of maritime safety law. As Senator Ned...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (15 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Like Senator Darragh O'Brien, I condemn the shooting that took place today outside a primary school in Ballymun in broad daylight. It is shocking to see another shooting carried out in such a brazen fashion. It deserves condemnation. We may seek a debate on crime and criminal justice, while recognising that legislation alone cannot prevent that kind of shooting from occurring. It would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: All that walking has gone to the Senator's head.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: On behalf of the Labour group I join with others in paying tribute to Jody Blake. We all wish her a very happy early retirement; I stress early as otherwise she would have had to be ten when starting. She served 23 years in the Seanad, as the Leader has said, which is a long sentence by any stretch and she definitely deserves to have a very happy life outside of here. We will all miss her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014: Discussion (9 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I have a question for Mr. Merriman on that issue and on another issue he raised regarding adoption. He made a good point about the issue of a second parent adoption where a couple of civil partners adopts a child, for example. If one of the natural parents is not in the civil partnership, is it enough to say there are guardianship rights or should specific provision be made for two parties...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014: Discussion (9 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I have one other question on time limits for Ms Tinsley in respect of the six-month gap after surrogacy. A number of groups and individuals have identified this as a potential issue where the best interests of the child are not adequately protected if there is a six-month period where there are no legal parents. Earlier we examined of the issue of the surrogate mother and child being in a...