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Seanad: Gender-Based Violence: Motion (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Seanad Éireann, condemning in the strongest terms female infanticide and all other violations of the rights of women and girls, — commends the Government's firm opposition to such practices and its efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence; — endorses the Government's strong support for...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Like Senator O'Brien I welcome the fact that we are having the health debate tomorrow but I listened with growing disbelief to his comments about creeping privatisation. This, from a member of the party which initiated the co-location principle with Mary Harney as Minister for Health and Children, was an extraordinary comment to make-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----particularly given the commitment in the programme for Government, which is part of a common policy platform that Fine Gael and the Labour Party share, to end the two-tier health system-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----and bring in universal health insurance and, for the first time, bring in an equitable and fair fundamental basis for our health system.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It was extraordinary to hear him speaking about creeping privatisation.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I renew my calls for a debate on political reform to take place in the House at some point after the referendum tomorrow. A good deal was said about the referendum yesterday, much of it contrived controversy about the Oireachtas inquiries referendum, legislation for which was passed in the House by an overwhelming majority. In fact, there was no vote on the Bill and I believe only three...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It really was a contrived controversy. Senator O'Donovan, who spoke yesterday, was a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: He was a Member of the Joint Committee on the Constitution.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It recommended a referendum in January on this issue and sought submissions from the public exactly 12 months ago, on 21 October 2010. It is also extraordinary that eminent lawyers, including former Attorneys General, are claiming that the referendum will rule out recourse to the courts for anyone who believes his or her constitutional rights has been breached by an Oireachtas committee....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Those concerned about the powers the Oireachtas should examine the 2004 Commissions of Investigation Act brought in by Michael McDowell which confers all these powers, including the power to seek a search warrant for entry to someone's home in the case of commissions of investigation. All these powers are in place. The legislation the Minister, Deputy Howlin, published in September mirrors...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I hope it will be passed. Then we can debate how best to implement the referendum in this House in November and how to ensure we hold Ministers to account through our parliamentary committees. I offer my congratulations to Claire Loftus on her appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions. This means for the first time the three senior legal offices in the land, the DPP, the Attorney...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, that is an outrageous allegation.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator made an allegation about the Minister, Deputy Shatter, yesterday which he had to withdraw today. Now he is making a similar allegation about the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I presume he will withdraw that tomorrow when it is proven to be incorrect.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: That is absolute rubbish.

Seanad: Gender-Based Violence: Motion (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: There is no amendment proposed to the Order of Business. We have not used up all the time that was provided for the debate on this motion in Private Members' time. It is open to any Senator to put forward a motion for cross-party agreement and a number of us have done so on many issues in the past. That is always an option open to Senator Mullin or any other Senator to put forward a motion...

Seanad: Gender-Based Violence: Motion (26 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted Senator Darragh O'Brien raised the issue of the referendum on Oireachtas inquiries, one which I also want to raise. It is interesting because he does not sound like he was speaking about the same referendum we debated in the House for a full-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: As Senator Darragh O'Brien said, we had a four-hour debate on the Bill. All parties supported the referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Ivana Bacik: During the debate on the referendum, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, answered comprehensively the questions we raised. I am one of the few people who have read all the heads of the Bill that accompanied it and the fifth report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Constitution.