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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is unfortunate there is a gap after the Order of Business today. The Leader would be too modest to say but he made strenuous attempts to fill it.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Given it is the last week and we are waiting for things to come from the Dáil, some difficulty was inevitable. I entirely agree, however, with levels of scrutiny of legislation on Committee Stage. This House has generally had a high standard of debate, particularly on Committee Stage, where we offer a higher level of scrutiny. That debate will be more common in the new year. I am looking...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Well done.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. I had not quite anticipated that there would be no Opposition speaker between Senator Hayden and me. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak about the Bill. I listened very carefully to the debate, including the Minister's earlier speech, which was very strong. She is to be commended on preserving the basic rates of benefit in the face of such...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: A large adjustment for 300,000 people.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Surely the Sinn Féin members of Government in the North are in a better position to ring Mr. David Cameron. Why did they not do this?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Fianna Fáil said that earlier in the debate and the Minister has already responded.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Is this relevant?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, Fianna Fáil has had enough defections in the past on different issues not to throw stones.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Leader will respond to the Order of Business but in respect of developments in the eurozone, clearly things have moved on since we last met on Friday. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of detail as to what is in the agreement reached by the European leaders on Friday. We will need to wait and see the detail before we know for sure whether a referendum will be necessary here. The...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence of the Dwelling) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I may have provoked that.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House for the debate on this Bill. It has been a long time in the genesis, as other speakers observed, and it clearly enjoys cross-party support. I echo the words of the Minister and others regarding the terrible fear of burglary endured by many home owners. I have spoken to elderly neighbours in south inner-city Dublin who are terrorised by that fear. Even...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Only in a small way.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Norris is more than that.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator is being petty.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I call on the Leader for a debate in the new year on the way in which we conduct debate in the House. In recent weeks, especially on the Order of Business, there has been a great deal of barracking and heckling especially from the other side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is unfortunate because this undermines one of the strongest assets the Seanad has always had, that is, our tradition of courteous, respectful and dignified debate. Numerous Ministers from various parties, not only serving Ministers, have commented on that fact that in the past the Seanad has been a place where, especially in the case of legislation, there has been an opportunity for...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: There is an example now, a Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Ivana Bacik: There have been mornings on the Order of Business when I have been unable to finish a sentence and I am not the only person who has been hassled, barracked and heckled by the other side. It is something of which we should be aware.