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Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to share my time Senator Michael Mullins.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. This is his first time here. I am glad to have an opportunity to speak to the motion and to follow my colleague, Senator Diarmuid Whelan, who led for the Labour Party. He gave a very clear account of the need for a metered system of water charging. As the Minister, Deputy Hogan, said, it is somewhat ironic to be lectured by Fianna Fáil about water charges....

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The programme for Government states: To achieve better quality water and environment we will introduce a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water. [We are all agreed on that need, certainly with the difficulties we have had.] We will first establish a new State owned water utility company [The Minister spoke about that.] to take over responsibility from the separate local...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: That is a long question, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I do not think it is appropriate to make a joke about it, Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I will begin by wishing all of those thousands of students sitting the junior and leaving certificate exams the very best of luck on behalf of Labour, the Government and, I am sure, all of us in the House. We feel for them as they start exams today. In response to Senator O'Brien, the Minister for Finance will be in the House next week and we can raise these issues and, I hope, have a robust...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: On behalf of Labour, I do not take kindly to be being lectured by Fianna Fáil on the economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator may refer to the slogan used of "Labour's way or Frankfurt's way"-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----but it was Fianna Fáil's way that brought us down the road of the EU-IMF bailout last November.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is deeply ironic and hypocritical of Fianna Fáil to be lecturing us on the management of the economy when it was responsible-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----for the disastrous comprehensive bank guarantee of September 2008-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----and bringing in the IMF and EU last November. I cannot take such a lecture on the economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Leader will indicate that we will have a chance to debate the matter next week with the Minister for Finance, and all of these points can be made.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The points should be made fairly and we should accept that the Government which was in power for 14 years up to early this year was responsible for the bailout which the Senator is condemning. I ask the Leader for further debate on child protection issues once the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, has put in place an implementation plan arising from the report of the special rapporteur...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: One certainly is.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I join other Senators in congratulating those Members who are in the new Independent group of Taoiseach's nominees. Senator van Turnhout is the leader, if an independent group can have a leader. We are all glad to see a new group being formed, it will add to the quality of debate in this House. I can inform Senator Leyden that it is possible for a card carrying member of a political party...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is perfectly possible and we all welcome it. I also welcome the induction training in procedures for new Senators. It is important and we can all learn from it. I hope to attend because it is useful for all of us to get a reminder of procedures in the House. I join Senator O'Brien in condemning the killing in Donabate at the weekend. Like many others, I was on Donabate beach on...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Fourth Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Statements (7 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I may be the exception. I welcome the debate and the Minister back to the House. We miss her in this House but I believe I speak for all of us on both sides of the House when I say, and which other colleagues have already said, that we are delighted she has the brief of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I know she will do an excellent job in it and I look forward to having her back...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator should go ahead with that.