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Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I would like us to look forward to another historic occasion. We will have the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland in the House before too long and I know that we all look forward to it. I ask the Leader to consider a debate on the proposed merger of the Irish human rights and equality commission in forthcoming legislation. The Oireachtas joint committee shall...

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

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the distinguished visitors and ambassadors to the House. As leader of the Labour Party group and Deputy Leader of the Seanad, I am very pleased to welcome the grand secretary on this historic occasion, the first visit by a member of the Orange Order to the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is very good to see him and his colleagues in the Chamber. I do not see any Orangewomen among...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I know the Leader will address the issue of the insolvency Bill. I do not think there will be any difficulty about sitting longer to have that debate. I said previously that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality report on the insolvency Bill, following two days of hearings, would be a useful topic for debate. The Senator raised the issue of Ulster Bank. We are all concerned...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: May I share two minutes of my time with Senator Moran?

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House and this opportunity to debate the motion. I thank Independent Senators Mac Conghail and van Turnhout and the rest of their group for moving it. As colleagues will be aware, we held a similar debate on 7 June. It was a debate on the decade of commemorations. Many of us raised the important role to be played by the national cultural institutions during...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the imminent publication of the personal insolvency Bill on which it would be a good idea to receive a briefing. If a briefing is provided for Senators, I ask that we are circulated a copy of the report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on the personal insolvency legislation. The report made a number of recommendations and includes a full transcript of our...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: If the Senator would allow me to finish, I agree with Senator Mullen's comment yesterday that abortion is a difficult and sensitive issue. It is not an appropriate subject for billboard campaigns. When complaints are made about the campaign to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland, complainants are informed that the issue is outside its remit because the organisation behind the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Similarly, the National Consumer Agency and ComReg have indicated the matter is outside their remit. I ask for a debate on the role of the ASAI, the route for making complaints about advertising of this nature and advertising on social media. We must consider extending the remit of the ASAI to provide an accessible forum to which citizens may make complaints about advertisements of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, is the Senator suggesting this is a matter that is appropriate to be debated on billboards?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Is Senator Rónán Mullen suggesting citizens should not have a right of complaint?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On billboards.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Citizens have a right of complaint.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Citizens should have the right of complaint.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Not censoring.

Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy Joe Costello. I also welcome the Croatian ambassador. Senator David Norris is always a hard act to follow, particularly when he is predicting the death of capitalism. He is far more than a gadfly.

Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I foresaw that the Senator would be in mourning.

Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I like Senator David Norris's red tie which is in keeping with the spirit of socialism. Like everyone else, I welcome the forthcoming accession of Croatia to the European Union. Others have mentioned Croatian connections. My grandmother was Croatian, although she described herself as being from Austria-Hungary. When she was born, there was no such entity as Croatia.

Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I have discussed this with the ambassador. As I said, I welcome the accession of Croatia. Even Mr. Haughey did not claim a foot in it. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill. Until Senator David Norris spoke, there was a deafening consensus of support for it. Even he gave it qualified support. He certainly supported the accession of Croatia. There are many aspects to the Bill and...