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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Ivana Bacik: .... I agree with him that it is a serious matter if people are being exploited. It raises issues not only on the tax side but also on the trade description side. There are a number of options we could examine in terms of regulation to ensure there is no exploitation. I will discuss with the Senator how we might approach the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...carried out by IBRC. I particularly welcome the fact the question of Department of Finance oversight in circumstances where there were more than €10 million worth of losses to the public will be examined. We all await with great interest the publication of the commission's terms of reference. I understand that one of the matters before the Cabinet for decision today is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Apr 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...very welcome news. I ask the Leader for a debate on euthanasia and assisted suicide in light of the verdict yesterday in the Gail O'Rourke trial. She was acquitted. This is an issue we need to examine as legislators. It is clear that a review of the 1993 legislation, under which the prosecution was taken, is timely. There have been some very public statements on this, in light of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...have spoken in this House on the matter. I note, however, that some other measures to address prostitution may also be needed in the Bill. The justice committee has already asked the Minister to examine including those measures in the Bill. This morning, Ruhama, along with the justice Departments in this jurisdiction and in the North, launched an all-Ireland, EU-funded campaign called...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Supports: Motion (15 Apr 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ..., of 20 hours, covers the time when children above seven years are in school and this is the kind of employment we are looking at. Marks & Spencer's does this and it is also possible in the Civil Service. We must examine ways of doing this. We should also provide for crèches in workplaces. Trinity College Dublin is a good example of a workplace that has provided a...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Mar 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...on its introduction. An original general scheme was introduced in January 2014. I was very privileged to be a member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights which examined the Bill, held hearings on it in April 2014 and published a report last May, which, as the Minister said, fed into the Bill. I will mention some of our recommendations and the way in...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...The purpose of the legislation is to restore the status quoand it will receive cross-party support. I would like us, on another day, to review our drug policy. I am no fan of the prohibitionist approach. We need to examine, in a considered and careful fashion, other countries which have adopted different approaches to the regulation of what we call controlled drugs. The justice...

Seanad: Report of British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly on Cross-Border Police Co-operation and Illicit Trade: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...activity, as other Members have made clear. The Minister of State referred to fuel fraud and cigarette smuggling, which are serious concerns. I am a member of the justice committee, which has examined the consequences of the significant level of smuggling in terms of the very visible sale of cigarettes on the streets of central Dublin. I welcome the report's important findings,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Spent Convictions Legislation (3 Mar 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...the absence of any such framework for spent convictions has had. We heard in particular that once the Bill is recommenced, and I hope that will happen very soon, there are two areas we might want to examine again, particularly in light of recent British changes. The United Kingdom recently raised the upper limit for a sentence that can be considered spent to up to 48 months, or four...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...in terms of compliance with standards. However, I note Senator Zappone's use of "in particular". In legislation these words are critical. Why should there be a particular scope rather than an examination of the practical impact of the legislation on the lived experiences of the people for whom it is designed as well? That is a critical part of the review as well. Why are we not...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...undertaken. In particular, it is worth highlighting the really comprehensive Garda Síochána Inspectorate's crime investigation report which contains more than 200 recommendations. Among the issues it examines are the matters dealt with by senior counsel Mr. Sean Guerin in his report to the Government in respect of certain Garda actions. Members of the Joint Committee on...

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...different codes of practice would apply, depending on the type of dispute. As I stated, family law disputes would have particular considerations that would not apply in other cases. The joint committee also examined the issue of confidentiality and while that is provided for in the heads of the Bill, we suggested that head No. 10 be amended to provide statutory protection for mediators...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...18, and I am glad we followed that. It also recommended that 16 or 17 year olds should be able to apply without parental consent, but as far as I am aware it did not go below that. We need to examine the measures in section 11 to see if the procedures for 16 and 17 year olds are unduly cumbersome. There are some positive moves. Subsection (6) requires the court to consider the best...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...time. We now see changes in Denmark, for example, which has brought forward more progressive legislation. It would be sensible to have some sort of review period built in and to enable us all to examine what has developed in terms of international best practice in the meantime. The Senators proposing the amendment spoke in particular of the marriage equality referendum. If passed, and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Courts Service (20 Jan 2015)

Ivana Bacik: ...Minister why I ask this question. In 2003, along with two colleagues in Trinity, I conducted a survey on gender discrimination in the legal profession. It was published as "Gender in Justice," the first ever examination of gender discrimination in the legal professions, including among members of the Judiciary. At the time, we made 50 recommendations on how to improve the position for...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (17 Dec 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...an interesting model and seems particularly strong. The UK model is somewhat different. It keeps the administration of elections effectively under local control, something which the UCD report of 2008 examined. One should not seek to reform things that do not need to be reformed. There is a strength, as the UCD report points out, to having some local role in the administration of...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...used by the CIA, as revealed by Senator Diane Feinstein in her report for the Senate Intelligence Committee. I am sure we all commend the Senator for her painstaking work in what was a rigorous examination. Like others, I read the details and reports on it with great interest and real horror in the context of the practices carried out which were so graphically described by Senator David...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...the announcement on Friday that Labour Women, the women's section of the party, has established a commission on a repeal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. The commission is tasked with examining the best legal and political strategies to accomplish repeal of Article 43.3 of the Constitution and the introduction of legislation providing for the circumstances in which abortion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Judicial Appointments: Discussion (26 Nov 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise for interjecting. This issue, known as the trickle-up fallacy, was examined in a report compiled by the joint committee some years ago. It refers to things happening naturally and without intervention.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...negotiations on this issue. The Minister, Deputy O'Sullivan, has put forward reasonable proposals that have come more than half way to meeting the concerns of unions around external accreditation of examinations. I hope we will see a resolution of this matter, particularly given parents and pupils have come out in support of the reform. I call on the Leader to provide time for a debate...