Results 9,401-9,420 of 11,441 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I am only getting going.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: This is the substantive point I wanted to make. I also wanted to raise some procedural points on how the investigators would be chosen. Very detailed provisions are made about the tendering process by which persons would be appointed to assist investigators. Who are the investigators themselves would depend on the ambit of the inquiry; for example, they might be accountants or auditors in...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I have no objection to this.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Supreme Court indicated there was a very limited power inherent in the Constitution in any case for Oireachtas committees. The Dáil and Seanad had a limited power.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I take the Senator's point.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: We have already amended the Order of Business to facilitate the extension of this debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is fair to say we all deplore the use of the guillotine in this House. It is not ideal but colleagues on both sides of the House appreciate that with the referendum set for 27 October we are constrained on the referendum Bills. Like Senator O'Brien, I would have liked more time to debate this referendum Bill in particular. There was less concern in the public arena about the wording of...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It was left to us to be stuck here. As Martyn Turner's cartoon described in The Irish Times yesterday, it was more like the presidential championships, given the number of candidates and political colleagues there. An important delegation from China was at the ploughing championships seeking to do business with agricultural interests here. China is a hugely important market for us, as the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Let us hope the new city in China is not built on foundations of sand.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Foundations are inclined not to be so stable with the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, as we know from our experience of this country's economy. We could, however, take a leaf out of Bertie's book in this case by fostering greater links with China. It would be a worthwhile debate to have in this House. I look forward to having co-operation on it from both sides, even if we have to take a...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Her party voted for the bank guarantee; the Labour Party voted against it.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I gave the Labour Party position on Palestine and on the Palestinian State very clearly yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Seanad: Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Like the referendum on the death penalty.

Seanad: Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I believe Senator van Turnhout is next to speak.

Seanad: Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. As Senator Bradford stated, he is spending much time here and he is always very engaging in debate with us, which I welcome. Like other speakers involved in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality I also welcome the opportunity for the committee to hear submissions from organisations on the national vetting bureau Bill. We heard a...

Seanad: Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to hear Senator Mullen also agreed. Many of us had agreed on this. I accept the previous Attorney General and, I assume, the present Attorney General did not share this view. I looked again at Chief Justice Maguire's judgment, and all of the Supreme Court judgments, in the O'Byrne case in advance of today. Chief Justice Maguire stated: "To require a judge to pay taxes on his...

Seanad: Arts Plan: Statements (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister. It is a sign of how vibrant and dynamic is the arts sector that so many people wish to speak in this debate. Some very strong ideas have been put forward and I hope the Minister will bear these in mind when devising and developing arts strategy. I ask the Minister about creating a formal structure, not just with NAMA, as has been suggested, but with individual...

Seanad: Arts Plan: Statements (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Good.