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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion with User Voice (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Does that mean there are plans to roll it out in the Mountjoy campus?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear. Well said, Senator Norris.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Senator Leyden for that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I will not take lectures on cronyism from Senator Leyden or Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: He is making a speech.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I did not think that sort of language was allowed in this Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is hard to listen to Senator MacSharry's manufactured outrage over an issue which Fianna Fáil when in Government failed to tackle.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It could have been tackled then. The Ombudsman's finding predates this decision. The Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, said that a review group will be established to consider how best to address the Ombudsman's finding and to operate these schemes-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Fianna Fáil in government-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator is like Pontius Pilate washing his hands of the previous Government, of which he was part.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is hard to listen to that hypocrisy. The previous Government could have dealt with this issue and did not.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Leader will deal with the amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I will not be told to sit down by anyone other than the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the announcement yesterday that the bank guarantee, introduced by the previous Government in, as we all know, appalling circumstances, will come to an end on 28 March. This is an important step towards normalisation of the banking sector in Ireland. It is welcome also in the context of the insolvency legislation, which again the previous Government failed to introduce. I am sure...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: That is how it dealt with a lot of issues.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am mindful of time constraints and the importance of having a debate on the Mangan report with the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton. I welcome, as I am sure we all do, the conclusion of the negotiations on what has been called "Croke Park II". None of us has seen the final terms of the document and there has been some misreporting of issues. Senator MacSharry has said...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank our guests for those inspiring presentations. I am familiar with Ms Gallagher's terrific work. She was right to make a point about intangible outcomes. There will be a tangible outcome in terms of the number of women running for election in 2014. Measuring the impact of any one organisation on that outcome will be difficult, but Ms Gallagher's organisation is tackling one of the...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the delegates for attending. I apologise for having been a little late coming to the Chamber. I congratulate the delegation on the work being done with BeLonG To. I am very familiar with its work. It has made exceptional progress in recent years in expanding, developing and rolling out services, which is really impressive. With regard to Ms Mortell's comment on the forum on...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister, Deputy Burton, will be in the House next Tuesday to debate issues arising from the Mangan report. She has put on record several times her concern and anxiety to ensure reform of social protection payments in general and payments directed at alleviating child poverty in particular. We have seen rates rise but outcomes have not improved. As I said yesterday, it is worrying to...