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Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: One listens courteously.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: We have listened courteously.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Personal insults and calling people childish and precious should have no place in a House of Parliament.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is absolutely despicable for Senator Mooney to descend to that level, and it is beneath him.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I ask the Leader for a debate on job creation. This morning it was announced that 100 jobs will be created in Waterford, which are in addition to the 1,600 jobs in the south east announced earlier this week. Yesterday it was also announced that 100 jobs will be created in the ICT sector in Dublin, which I welcomed on the floor of the House. In a week when other political issues have been...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I also welcome last night's publication of the heads of the protection of life during pregnancy Bill. I am really glad this Government is finally, 21 years after the "X" case, facing up to the responsibility we all have as legislators to introduce legislation which will provide for clarity in our law for pregnant women, their doctors and families as to when doctors may intervene to save...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is ironic to hear Fianna Fáil present itself as champion of the public sector having imposed pay cuts when it was in government and after the failed policy of decentralisation which destroyed morale in large parts of the public sector. However, as I said in the House last week, I welcome the fact that Mr. Kieran Mulvey has been invited to bring the parties together to see if a...

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome the Bill, which has already been through the other House. The Bill is relatively straightforward and sets out its intention to repeal the National Lottery Act 1986 and make provision for various updates to that legislation. In addition, it will facilitate the competition for awarding the next licence. The Minister of State, Deputy Brian...

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: How else can we guarantee that the construction of this hospital will go ahead in the way we want it to? The Government must face that difficult question which is at the root of this Bill, although it is not explicitly present within it. That is clearly the context, however, in which we are discussing the legislation. There is a broader philosophical point about the issue of a competition...

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am sorry. I should say that is in the explanatory memorandum, but it has been somewhat changed in the Bill itself. The Bill also contains some important provisions in respect of the regulator. Senator Higgins has dealt with those and I echo her words. It is important to see the regulator's powers, functions and duties spelt out in some detail. This is an important role. In the past, we...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I join with Senator van Turnhout, who has been raising the issue of direct provision for asylum seekers and their families in this House for some time. She also raised it as a matter on the Adjournment last week. I note the comments reported today of former Supreme Court judge, Mrs. Catherine McGuinness, in which she stated that in years to come, there will be major recriminations over the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: -----that apparently is being put forward. Not only is this abusive of and insulting to women but it also is in clear breach of the judgment in December 2010 of the European Court of Human Rights in the A, B and C v. Ireland case. In that judgment, the court required that Ireland adopt an accessible and effective procedure whereby women could access their rights to a lawful abortion where...

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (23 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I echo what Senator Moran stated. I thank the Minister very much for accepting the two amendments and I commend him for the Bill and for being open to accepting amendments from both sides of the House. This is important and we appreciate his input in the Seanad.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (23 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister. It was important to clear up that inconsistency in the original draft of the Bill and I am glad that has been clarified. It could have created problems down the line. The Minister also accepted another amendment of ours on Committee Stage. He was to come back on the "shall" or "may" issue but he did not. Perhaps that might be kept under review by the Minister to...

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (23 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: A parent is defined in the 1998 Act and the definition of "parent" in section 2, the interpretation section, of this Bill is taken from that Act.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I congratulate those involved in making the student transition year challenge such a success. It was a remarkable experience for those of us in the Chamber during the session earlier today with 40 transition year students from secondary schools throughout the country. In particular I congratulate Senator Susan O'Keeffe, whose idea it was. I also congratulate the Cathaoirleach and the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am right. There is no age bar for the Garda Reserve. It sometimes carries out front-line Garda work but it does not have full Garda powers. I simply ask, in light of a direct request from a constituent, whether there have been updates since July 2011. Has the Minister given consideration to changing the upper age limit for entry? If the age limit was raised in 2004 by a significant...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for his response but some of it reflects what was said in the Dáil in 2011. The updated part of his response refers to the report of the review on training and development in the Garda Síochána. I am not sure when the report was published. I am glad to hear that a working group was established, following publication, to examine the entry...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, and thank him for taking this matter. Like Senator Jillian van Turnhout's, my question is also directed to the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, and I am disappointed he cannot be present. I would like to know if consideration has been given to the circumstances where a change may be effected to the upper age limit of...