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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: All parties, including the party of which Senator Darragh O'Brien is a member, supported the last referendum which it is fair to say the people rejected.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Those of us who believe passionately, as I do-----

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----that Oireachtas committees should have full powers of inquiry are right to say we should run another referendum, with a different wording, making it clear that the High Court would have power of oversight, to give Oireachtas committees generally the power to conduct the type of full investigation parliamentary committees around the world can carry out.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It is patently in the interests of democracy that the people have the right to learn, on foot of a full Oireachtas inquiry, what actually happened on the night in September 2008 the bank guarantee was given.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I would be very surprised if the Senator tried to stop a procedure to allow us to learn what happened that night.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Yes. No party in government-----

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I ask the Leader if we can debate the merits of holding a new referendum to give Oireachtas committees generally powers of inquiry in order that the conduct of the then Government in September 2008 and its decision which, effectively, brought down the economy through the bank guarantee could be investigated properly.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I never said one word about the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts. I have an open mind about which committee should conduct the investigation. The Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions was the one originally designed to examine the issue of investigations. It might well be reformed and revised to ensure it could adjudicate on the holding of such an...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I think Senator Mullen is referring to an issue between Trinity and UCD students.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On a further point------

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: We should not all dredge up issues from the murky past of our student politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Like Senator Mooney, I wish the US ambassador well and note that yesterday was US Independence Day. We have had a positive interaction with the US ambassador this week. We appreciated his presence in the Chamber on Tuesday during the discussions with the representative of the Orange Order. The British ambassador was also present. It was good to see representatives from various embassies...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: We could also discuss the ongoing situation in Palestine. Last week I spoke about the appalling advertising campaign by Youth Defence and my efforts to persuade the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland to deal with it in the same way that it deals with other commercial advertising campaigns. Various sanctions are available to it, such as requiring advertisers to amend or withdraw...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: That is a joke.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, we had a useful session in the House when we discussed the finance statements with the Minister for Finance. Today's newspaper headlines show some more room for cautious positivity with the tax take for the first half of the year €500 million ahead of target. The Minister fairly set out the position yesterday and spoke, in particular, about the recent positive announcement on...

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, to the House. I am pleased to have the opportunity to lead for the Labour Party group today in this rather broad discussion on mortgage arrears, banking and the economy. After the grand master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Mr. Drew Nelson, addressed the House earlier today, most of the speeches from Members referred to history,...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Drew Nelson, Grand Secretary of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (3 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I echo what Senator Darragh O'Brien has said and congratulate the Chathaoirleach, the Leas-Chathaoirleach, and the Leader, Senator Cummins, in particular, and also Senator McAleese, for their work in organising today's address by Mr. Drew Nelson, grand secretary of the Orange Order. It was an important and historical event for the Seanad. I agree that it is important that it was not an...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I congratulate the Leader again.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Mr. Nelson appeared to invite us.