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Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator MacSharry sought the attendance of the Minister for Health in the House to discuss the 300-page HIQA report on the emergency department in Tallaght Hospital. That report is being discussed by the hospital's board today. The Senator also raised more general concerns about patients on trolleys and issues concerning continuing reforms of hospital services. I will speak with the Leader...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Indeed, and once the Government has made a decision on the constituency revision report also. Senator Keane sought a debate on local government reform as well as a debate on the bullying of teachers via Facebook. There are reports today that school students have been expelled for this activity. There is a need for a more general debate on social media. I have already raised the issue of...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Conway raised the issue of the meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality with the NGOs, on which we have spoken. He also raised the issue of the need for a national education programme. The Ministers, Deputies Quinn and Deputy Fitzgerald, have today launched a forum on bullying in particular and a national education programme dealing with that. Therefore, that...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am coming to the question the Senator asked but I thought I would share that with colleagues because a number of others had raised the issue of rehiring more generally in recent days and I did not have that information when I responded then. On the specific issue the Senator raised on mandatory retirement age, I agree with him. It is something we should examine in this House and it was an...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It is also something on which Senator White is working. Senator O'Keeffe raised the issue of having a debate on slow food and artisan food with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, in attendance. Such a debate would be well worth having given the asset that this movement is providing for tourism, the growing number of food festivals around the country and the increase in entrepreneurial activity...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I will check the progress on that. It is also a matter that is being dealt with and that is before the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, to which the Senator referred. Senator Burke called for a debate on growth, which we can organise after the referendum. The referendum is critical in seeking to ensure we will have growth and that we will continue to have...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I propose we suspend the sitting until 11.45 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 1.45 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes and all other Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be called upon to reply no later than 1.35 p.m.;...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I would like to share time with Senator Hayden.

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank Senators for agreeing to this debate at short notice. I welcome the many survivors of symphysiotomy and their representatives who are in the Gallery. I know that more of them are following our proceedings from an overflow room because they cannot be accommodated in the Gallery. I thank the Captain of the House and the ushers for...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Darragh O'Brien raised the issue of the presence of the Taoiseach in the Chamber. I am delighted to inform the House that the Leader has been in discussion with the Taoiseach, who has given us an undertaking that he will be in the House in June to take questions on Northern Ireland and other issues.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: As Senator Coghlan said, that was always the intention. Senator Darragh O'Brien also raised the question of mortgage arrears. Yesterday, we had a good debate with the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, who referred to the personal insolvency Bill. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality of which I am a member, has held hearings on the Bill and produced a report....

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The situation in Greece serves to remind us of the dangers of political instability and it is perhaps a reminder also of the -----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----difficulties faced by countries where there is no clear programme for recovery. In Ireland we are trying to ensure-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----we stick to a clear programme of recovery-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----and economic growth. That is the Government position on Greece. The Government is committed to maintaining Ireland's presence in a strong and stable eurozone. Senator Coghlan dealt with some of the points raised by Senator O'Brien. In response to issues raised by Senator Coghlan and others yesterday, we are having the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly debate tomorrow, as I...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I stand corrected. She assured us in October that funding had been allocated. We had all hoped very much that the hotline would be operational by now. I am not sure of the reason for the delay. The Senator will be aware that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality held recent hearings on the issue of missing persons and it issued a report on missing persons. Part of that...