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- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: That is a political interpretation.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, once again, the Senator is straying very far from the topic of the debate and making all sorts of allegations which are political challenges and certainly not fact.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, the Senator is straying very far from the topic of this debate. Furthermore this is Government policy.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Senator Ó Domhnaill is talking about Government policy in respect of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. It was passed by 138 votes to 24 in the other House.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Some of Senator Ó Domhnaill's party members voted for it.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I am not trying to influence the Senator's decision but his own party leader voted for the Bill.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: That is pathetic and well off the point.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Shades of Cairo alright.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I think Senator Eamonn Coghlan was in possession.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I join Senator MacSharry in expressing great regret over the announcements yesterday of job losses in Ulster Bank and Hewlett-Packard. This is most disappointing and regrettable. However, we are hearing positive news today in terms of the vote that we hope MEPs will support the EU budget, the seven-year budget worth €690 million. The negotiations on this were led by the...
- Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister and his officials for initiating the Bill in the Seanad. This is appreciated. We had a really good, considered debate on many aspects of it. What the Minister has said about the changes to the jurisdictional limits is right. It is important that we see a greater volume of work moving downwards through the system which will lead to greater efficiencies generally and a...
- Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: The Minister's diplomacy was noted.
- Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I compliment Senator van Turnhout for her eloquent and passionate discussion of this amendment on Committee Stage at which the Minister engaged with us and which we all appreciated. Several of us are working on the broader level of the disclosure of counselling records of adult complainants in sexual offence trials and not just complainants in respect of child sexual abuse. As Senator van...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House and rise to speak in support of the Bill and the changes to trafficking law. Last week the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality published its report on the reform of the law on prostitution. The report encompassed consideration of the issue of trafficking on foot of very interesting evidence given to the committee by members of the Garda's...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House and rise to speak in support of the Bill and the changes to trafficking law. Last week the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality published its report on the reform of the law on prostitution. The report encompassed consideration of the issue of trafficking on foot of very interesting evidence given to the committee by members of the Garda's...
- Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I compliment Senator van Turnhout for her eloquent and passionate discussion of this amendment on Committee Stage at which the Minister engaged with us and which we all appreciated. Several of us are working on the broader level of the disclosure of counselling records of adult complainants in sexual offence trials and not just complainants in respect of child sexual abuse. As Senator van...
- Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister and his officials for initiating the Bill in the Seanad. This is appreciated. We had a really good, considered debate on many aspects of it. What the Minister has said about the changes to the jurisdictional limits is right. It is important that we see a greater volume of work moving downwards through the system which will lead to greater efficiencies generally and a...
- Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: The Minister's diplomacy was noted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2013)
Ivana Bacik: It is already included in the legislation.