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Seanad: Certificate of Irish Heritage Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for dealing with the matter I raise. I am interested to find out how many certificates of Irish heritage have been issued and paid for since the scheme was initiated. I fully support the Irish heritage certificate scheme, which is a positive and innovative initiative. I am conscious that a number of high profile individuals have been recipients...

Seanad: Certificate of Irish Heritage Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for his full response in providing the relevant figures and more information on the background to the Irish heritage certificates. As I noted, the scheme is a worthwhile and valuable initiative. The Minister of State referred to market research. Is it planned to market and publicise the certificates more widely to encourage increased take-up from other...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. I join Senator Cullinane in very much welcoming Senator van Turnhout's initiative in tabling the amendment for debate. I agree with her sentiments although, as Senator Cullinane has said, the issues raised are so complex I am not sure about the wording that has been used. The amendment is welcome because it gives us the opportunity to debate a couple of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am reminded of first year criminal law lectures when I was told the difference in the word "judgment" with and without an "e". I was amused by this amendment. When Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan was known simply as Gerard Hogan lecturing in the law school, he was particular about the word "judgment", with "judgment" without an "e" being a court judgment.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I assure Senator Darragh O'Brien that I will convey his comments directly to the Tánaiste. I join him in welcoming Dr. Dhaif and her colleagues and commend their bravery in continuing to stand up for human rights and the right of doctors to perform their medical duties in Bahrain under enormous pressure. As he observed, we have raised this issue in the House on previous occasions. I...

Seanad: Decade of Commemorations: Statements (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I would be delighted to.

Seanad: Decade of Commemorations: Statements (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, to the House. This is my first opportunity officially to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister. I know he has been doing an excellent job. I welcome the opportunity to debate the important decade of commemorations in the Seanad. We appreciate the opportunity to engage with the Minister. I am taken with...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It must be hard to take.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: In response to what Senator Darragh O'Brien has said, I am sure the Leader will respond. Senator O'Brien has raised the question as to what the Government is looking for from Europe. The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, in an interview on "Morning Ireland" this morning, and I do not know if the Senator heard it, gave a very clear answer to that question-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----and cut through the "smoke and daggers", as a previous leader of the Senator's party might have said.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: He cut through the fog of confusion-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----that the Opposition is trying to create around this issue. It is very clear, as Minister Rabbitte said. What the Government is seeking is a restructuring or alleviation of the bank debt. It is as simple as that. That was what the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, said and he proceeded to explain why-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----and that was very clearly set out. That is the Government's position.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator is trying to confuse the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: My question to the Leader relates to a matter Senator Norris raised yesterday. I want to support the Senator in calling for a debate on homophobia and bullying. On the Order of Business in this House on 17 May we marked IDAHO, the International Day of Action Against Homophobia and Homophobic Bullying. At a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality that morning, as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to congratulate everyone involved in carrying the Olympic torch through the streets of Dublin today. I had the privilege of watching it going down Clanbrassil Street through the south east inner city. It was a moving ceremony in both senses of the word because it moved very fast through the city. It was also moving to see children and adults turning out in large numbers to watch it...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Ó Domhnaill raised the issue of the stability treaty. His comments were echoed by a number of other speakers. We welcome the clarity brought to the stability treaty debate. Following last night's meeting in Brussels, we know there will be no change to the text of the treaty. I agree with the Senator who welcomed the NTMA comments, to which Senator Gilroy referred, pointing out...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Given the eminent history professor's clear linking of the decade of commemorations with his decision to resign, I think we will be able to debate the issues the Senator has raised. I certainly hope we can do that on 7 June. That debate has been arranged. I cannot facilitate it today but I have immense sympathy for the points the Senator made. The mergers were proposed under the previous...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: That debate has been arranged. Senator Norris raised the issue of the LauraLynn Hospice. I also attended the briefing this morning, as did Senator Marie Moloney and others. We should facilitate a debate in which we can discuss the issue of funding for the Laura Lynn Hospice. Senator Norris also raised the issue of students and free fees -I disagree with some of his views - and health...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Susan O'Keeffe raised the issue of Libertas and asked me to condemn the creeping privatisation of politics. I condemn the creeping privatisation of politics unreservedly and would go further and say that if any individual, including an individual behind an organisation such as Libertas, has a conflict of interest because he stands to gain financially from the consequences of a "No"...