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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----will need support across both parties in government.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: This will ensure we can deliver on this radical and important reform of the health care system. The former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, is a frequent and welcome visitor to this House. She has put forward very important new proposals on reform of alcohol sales, and there was cross-party support in this House for her proposals on minimum pricing and restrictions on advertising. As...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, 4 October

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to hear that.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome that announcement.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: That is not the test.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: ----- but might still be in receipt of significant public funding, for example, charities. We require greater clarity on the issue and should deal with it in more detail on Committee Stage. The Minister stated that there would be an amendment to section 5 to provide for consultation with an Oireachtas committee. This is welcome. A committee would even be consulted in advance of the...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House and the introduction of this Bill. As with all Members, I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the genesis of the Bill and the fact it was previously introduced in the Dáil under the previous Government. However, I understand it is the first time the Bill has been in this House. I am delighted we have the opportunity to speak on it now,...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There are now many women fellows. Perhaps we will move on. I will use the term "Ombudsman". There has been discussion on the matter and alternatives proffered. Given that our Ombudsman is a woman and that the role is so closely and rightly associated with her, the title is interesting to use. A very extensive set of amendments is to be proposed to the Bill and the Minister has outlined...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Tá an focal ceart agam, ombud.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday I raised the issue of the youth guarantee which the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, announced would be discussed during Ireland's Presidency of the EU next year. A number of other colleagues raised issues around this guarantee and youth unemployment. I am grateful to the Leader for reminding us that the Minister for Social Protection will be in the House on 18...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House and apologise for my being delayed. I was at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, which had a hearing on the merger of the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority, to which I know the Minister of State referred in her speech as one of the important mechanisms we hope will strengthen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Zappone was right to raise the issue of the head 17(5) because it was raised with us in almost every submission in July. We note what those on the panel have said in response and this is something of which we are conscious as parliamentarians. I wish to follow up on the issue of appointment and how one goes about selecting potential commissioners. Some people have suggested that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I thank our witnesses for their presentations. There is no doubt regarding the high calibre of the panel nor about the high level of their CVs and experience. I speak as somebody who knows several members of the panel as colleagues and friends, but we are very impressed by the expertise they bring to the panel process. The fact they stood aside as a group when they had a doubt about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I hope I speak for the committee in saying we would certainly like to work with the panel and to help and support it in any way we can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: May I just ask one more question? I thank the panel and wish it the best. With regard to head 13 of the draft Bill, is the panel satisfied with the method of selection for the commission? It has been pointed out and we are all conscious that it states the Government shall accept the recommendation of the selection panel and goes on to give exceptional circumstances. There is also...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House and apologise for my being delayed. I was at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, which had a hearing on the merger of the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority, to which I know the Minister of State referred in her speech as one of the important mechanisms we hope will strengthen...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I seek a debate on the plans for a youth guarantee, which the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, spoke about yesterday when she announced that the Government will advance plans during Ireland's EU Presidency next year for a European youth guarantee to help reduce youth unemployment. This is a very exciting prospect which offers practical possibilities and potential for...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I thank those Senators who took part in last night's constructive Private Members' debate on the Labour Party's motion on the regulation of charities. I commend Senators John Whelan and Lorraine Higgins who led the Labour Party group in the debate. It is positive that a consensus was reached on the need for the Charities Act 2009 to be commenced fully. The Minister of State, Deputy...