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Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----of a speech made by the Labour Party leader, Deputy Gilmore, last week in the Dáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh. Senators should read Deputy Gilmore's speech in which he set out clearly the parameters of the Labour Party's economic policy and that in the budget we would favour a 50:50 split between taxation and revenue raising measures and cuts in spending. It is ironic that Senators are looking for the Labour Party policy on education when, even after 13 years in...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I know it is open season on university lecturers and that it is very easy to attack. However, if we are serious about building a knowledge economy and attracting foreign direct investment and non-EU students who pay high fees, we need to support the university and third level sector.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I ask for a debate on the issue of choice in primary school education, a matter on which the Labour Party has a very clear policy, unlike other parties which have done nothing to ensure diversity of patronage across the sector. There will be a group of parents and children outside the gates of Leinster House tomorrow whose protest will take the form of a children's parade calling for...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I, too, welcome the debate on the Roscommon abuse report. Like others, I am appalled and saddened by the terrible failures of the State it discloses. It does not bear thinking about that for 25 years, from when the family concerned first came to the attention of social services in 1989 to 2004 when the HSE finally took some of the children into care, these six children were subjected to...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Nobody is doing that.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Nobody is making excuses, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Nobody is making excuses.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, nobody is making excuses. Senator Mullen is misrepresenting-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----a very serious debate that is due to take place later in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: That is a good idea.

Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, and I welcome the opportunity to debate the issue of diabetes. There is, as the motion states, a great deal of public health concern about diabetes and it is a major issue for the health service. As others on this side of the House have pointed out, the motion is flawed. It is a rather bland motion with little of substance to say about the need for health...

Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: There have been a number of different pronunciations in the House. Podiatry is the branch of medicine which deals with lower legs and feet. About 50% to 60% of the work of HSE podiatrists is connected with diabetes. We know that adults with diabetes are prone to nerve damage in their feet and legs, and that infections in those with diabetes can easily become leg or foot ulcers. We have...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Hannigan. Senator Coghlan might have already seconded it, so I will third it, as it concerns debating the climate change Bill that I proposed three years ago. The debate is long overdue. I noted with interest Senator Boyle's response to Senator Hannigan, in which Senator Boyle suggested my Bill was deficient. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: It certainly has. Climate change legislation is a key element of its programme for which it should be pushing. Senator Hannigan, others on this side of the House and I, who have been calling for this debate for so long, are doing the Green Party a great favour by pressing its senior partner in coalition on this matter. We want to see a change in the Order of Business to discuss the Bill....

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister and apologise for my absence during her speech, which was caused by a meeting I had with one of her Cabinet colleagues. However, I have had an opportunity to read her speech and will make a number of comments on it. I am grateful to have an opportunity to discuss the issue of tourism with her and appreciate her presence in the House. As the Minister will be aware, the...

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I have much more to say. However, we must consider how we can adopt a holistic approach to developing cycling tourism, one niche which offers great potential. The Labour Party document contains many more ideas. Cultural tourism could be a major draw in Ireland, as we are uniquely well placed to take advantage of it. One idea brought forward by Deputy Upton is to hold Culture Night more...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I join other Senators in welcoming the Taoiseach's attempt to engage the Opposition party leaders in talks on the extent of the financial crisis and the economic recession. The Opposition is right to approach the talks with caution. The failed economic policies of the Taoiseach and his Government colleagues, who have been in power for over 13 years, have brought about the crisis we are in....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I listened with interest to Senator Hanafin stating the Government might last until 14 June 2012.