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- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: I bring the debate to a close by thanking the Minister, Deputy Joan Burton, and I welcome the Minister of State to the House in her place. I thank colleagues on both sides who have spoken so eloquently on the Bill. I thank the members of the Humanist Association of Ireland for their help and support with the Bill. I should have offered a special thanks to the Minister's advisers and...
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: On Tuesday, 15 November 2010.
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: On Tuesday, 15 November at 2.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the Minister, Deputy Joan Burton, to the House and thank her in advance for her support for this Bill. I also thank members of the Humanist Association of Ireland who are in the Gallery, in particular, Professor David McConnell, the president of the association, and Mr. Brian Whiteside, who gave great assistance in the preparation...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: We were all disappointed - that is an extreme understatement - at the decision of AIB and Bank of Ireland not to pass on the rate cuts. Their decision has made the move towards legislation much more likely. The words of the Tánaiste on "Six One News" last night were clear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: It is not a case of simply ringing the Financial Regulator for his view.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: If Senator O'Brien would let me speak on this-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: He is looking for some indication.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: Can I say-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: The Tánaiste made it clear yesterday that the Government has asked the Financial Regulator what further powers he needs. When he comes back and tells us what powers he needs-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: -----the Government will then be in a position to legislate to provide for those powers. The banks have made this necessary.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: As I said before, I am rather apprehensive about Fianna Fáil's rush to legislation on banks and financial services.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: It is very hard-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: I did not interrupt Senator O'Brien. It is outrageous that the banks are not passing on interest rate cuts to their customers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: Many of us here are mortgage holders-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: -----and we appreciate, personally and on behalf of friends and family, the hardship people are facing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: We want to do something about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: We have made very clear to the banks-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Ivana Bacik: -----what we will be doing.