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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2023): Ivana Bacik: ...allegations and the immense courage they have shown in bringing forward all these issues, the allegations have to be addressed to address the bigger issue of recruitment and retention at a time when we see our Defence Forces having a falling strength, with numbers now below 8,000. That is really the greatest threat to our security. In the context of the recent and rather controversial...
Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014): Ivana Bacik: ...of this Government. The Government has stated its intention to proceed to ratify the UN convention but certain further legislative and administrative steps must be taken in order to do so, one of the key requirements being the enactment of capacity legislation. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has considered the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill,...

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