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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I have answered the Senator's question.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I refer to a matter raised yesterday on the Order of Business by Senators Zappone and Norris, namely, the proposed merger of the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority. In opposition many others in the Labour Party and I were very clear in our support for the agencies in question. No one is against the merger per se, but we all want to ensure it brings about an effective...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator can be reassured on the matter. I am pleased to note that on International Democracy Day, 15 September 2011, a cross-party motion is before the House which refers to the events to which I alluded yesterday, namely, the democracy movement and the Arab Spring, and condemns attempts by repressive, non-democratic regimes to suppress these movements. The motion should mark the start...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I did so in my defence.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Leyden is as excitable as ever.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It has not failed. The intern scheme has been a success.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Sep 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I join others in welcoming colleagues back. I hope that everyone has had a break over the summer and is ready for the busy and challenging term that lies ahead in which we all hope the Seanad will play a productive and valuable role and in which we will see further progress with the procedural reforms we have begun to make. The Leader referred to the format today for questions and answers...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to share my time with Senator Whelan.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I offer my sympathy to those brave survivors and victims of clerical abuse in the Cloyne diocese who opened a window on what happened there. I commend the team which prepared the Cloyne report which makes for compelling reading and provides succinct findings as to what happened in the diocese. Along with previous reports, some common themes emerge around the denial of abuse by Catholic...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the amendments to the Bill, on which we have had a full debate. We were conscious that a wide range of issues were covered and the amendments also cover a similar range of issues. With regard to Senator Denis O'Donovan's comment on codification, I raised this issue with the Minister in the context of this legislation because it is a hobby horse of mine. Having endless...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I would like to raise a question I asked the Minister regarding section 20 on Second Stage yesterday. This section, which deals with whistleblower protection, received great support on Second Stage. I believe it was added on Report Stage in the Dáil. At that point the Minister said that comprehensive legislation on whistleblowers would be introduced, as is the commitment in the programme...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to raise an issue about the extent of the offences covered under Schedule 1. This Schedule deals with the list of relevant offences defined under section 3. Most of those offences clearly cover the area we all understand to be white collar crime. The Minister added section 13(5) of the Unit Trusts Act 1990 in the Dáil on Committee Stage and pointed out that this was an offence...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I take the Minister's point and it is clear that we want to see white-collar crime covered by this legislation. It is an act that is quite difficult to define precisely and I accept there may be complex investigations involving section 4 theft offences, or those covered in sections 17 and 18. That may be particularly true if there is a range of different offences covered. We all want to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I join other Members of the House in thanking the Minister and his staff for preparing this Bill. Each of us welcomes the commitment to pursue white-collar crime, as exemplified in this Bill. We particularly welcome section 19, which relates to the withholding of information. As Senator Bradford said, it is important for this provision to be publicised. I think it will be.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator is very observant.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Usually the Senators who did not get in, speak after the leaders of the groups but I will leave that to the Leas-Chathaoirleach. On the last day of term, I join with Senator Darragh O'Brien in wishing everyone happy holidays. Although it feels a lot longer, I think we have only been sitting for ten weeks, just over two months. It has been such a busy and intense session that we all feel it...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, although I do so with trepidation, given his indication that he intends to be here more often in the autumn. As Senator David Cullinane observed, those of us who took on the justice brief will be looking forward to an increased workload and an even greater degree of contact with the Minister. The Bill before us has deservedly received an...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to share time with Senator Hayden. I welcome the Minister who is a regular visitor to the House. I also welcome the provisions in the Bill to address white collar crime seriously. In a way it has not been dealt sufficiently seriously previously. As Senators Bradford and O'Donovan acknowledged, there is a perception among the public, in particular, that those engaged in white collar...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: We are dealing with the fall-out of the bailout.