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Death of Charlie Bird: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...and with his spirit even in his final years. We all recall that so fondly. I send my deepest condolences to his partner, Claire, his daughters, Orla and Neasa, his family and of course, his dog, Tiger, who played a leading role in the memorial service that Deputy Ó Ríordáin and I were proud to attend last week in the Mansion House. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...concern about land hoarding. Apparently, however, the provision has been left out of the Bill. That would be a big win for developers but a loss to the public. It is a case of the tail wagging the dog at a time when we need strong State-led action to address what is the civil rights issue of this generation, namely the supply of homes and the fact people cannot access housing. Today...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...out calls that will do anything but address the real crisis facing policing. We have heard red herring calls, such as calls for cuts to benefits and for facial recognition technology, water cannons, dogs and more police powers. We warned yesterday that the Minister cannot legislate her way out of this crisis – it is not about that – nor can she distract us with political...

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...of the public can report pollution where they see it. I welcome these initiatives. However, there are also serious problems. Urban wastewater incidents, agricultural run-off, fouling from dogs and algal blooms were factors that impacted negatively on beaches last year. We are all familiar with the no-swim notices circulated and displayed in places like Seapoint and the Forty Foot in...

Dublin Bay Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...so many people have embraced it. It is not just about swimmers. Many others use the bay and would like to see water quality improved. I hear from constituents about dead birds, dead seagulls and even dead foxes on the beach. Others have spoken of dog fouling. It is a serious issue. There are huge concerns regarding sewage. We have spoken about the Ringsend waste water treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for setting the VAT rate for dog grooming at 23%, rather than 13.5% or 9%. [35076/22]

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: ...Stage according to Government officials. After all of the time wasting, we have an amendment that, presumably, horrifies the Minister, Deputy Ross, because it undermines the entire elaborate dog's dinner of a structure which sets up this cumbersome and unwieldy process for judicial appointment. The amendment is very badly drafted. Its language is jarring. I compared the phrase, "the...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (13 Feb 2019)

Ivana Bacik: ...2011. Shane and the family have a long connection with the law school in Trinity College. As a Trinity Senator, I pay tribute to my colleague, Senator Norris, who has campaigned so hard and doggedly to ensure justice for them as a family and have this motion heard today. He persisted against the odds on that. I commend him on that and offer my support and that of my Labour Party...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...the referendum and I disagree with Senator McDowell's description of the motivation, as I disagree with the Government's depiction of the background to the 2004 referendum. I still say it was a dog-whistle referendum - no doubt about that. It was opportunist. However, I am grateful to Senator McDowell for expressing his support. As he said, this is a sensible way to regularise the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...have already said, it is simply a tidying-up exercise. I do not think it makes a difference in practice but it would be better, given how many issues have arisen in respect of inconsistencies and dog's-dinner-style problems with this Bill. I would like it to be tidy on coming out of the Seanad, in a way that it was not when it came to us from the Dáil. That is a fair point. I am...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...not the number initially envisaged by the Government in its initial setting out of the commission's membership. We have heard from the Attorney General as to the state of the legislation being a dog's dinner due to the way in which it had been dealt with in the Dáil and these inconsistencies we saw in it. How workable would a 17-member commission be, given it was not what was...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...man show. Unfortunately, that is how the Bill is being portrayed and pushed and it will be claimed as a huge victory by a certain individual if and when it is finally passed, although it will be a dog's dinner in my view and that of the Attorney General. It is a pity that it is developing in this way. Had there been willingness to engage and compromise on various issues, particularly...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...one of the members of the commission. If amendments Nos. 15 and 21, in the Minister's name are made, the commission will comprise 17 persons. The reason the Attorney General referred to it as a dog's dinner is clear; the way in which the anomaly in section 10 is proposed to be rectified is rather messy. It is interesting that the Attorney General is still included as a member of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...and many of us expressed concerns about that last week. While we are mindful of the need for reform of judicial appointment measures, this Bill has been, in the words of the Attorney General, a "dog's dinner" to date and the reports about the GRECO report raise serious additional concerns about the new measures.Finally, I join with others in wishing the new Garda Commissioner, Drew...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Ivana Bacik: It is still not good legislation. We can all acknowledge that. The response of the Minister, Deputy Ross, to the Attorney General's criticism of it as a "a dog's dinner", which I read in a newspaper, referring to this as "a caviar and oysters" Bill was unfortunate. That language is not helpful.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...Appointments Commission Bill tomorrow. When will the Government's Committee Stage amendments for that Bill be ready? When will we have sight of them? Without the expected Government amendments to clear up what became a dog's dinner rather than caviar and oysters, we do not know what will be the shape of the Bill the Government is proposing. It is very difficult to engage in Second...

Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Feb 2017)

Ivana Bacik: ...and family members going missing. We heard from a number of organisations which are involved in searching for missing persons. We heard poignant and compelling testimony from Search and Rescue Dog Association, the missing persons helpline, Mountain Rescue Ireland and others. One of our recommendations was that we would have a national missing persons day, which we have had since 2013 on...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Ivana Bacik: ...way of people who wish to come here. Senator Coghlan also raised the issue of the gardaí and complimented the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on his proposals for microchipping of dogs. It is a welcome proposal from the point of view of animal welfare. Senator Comiskey raised the more serious issue of the horrific mauling to death of a 14 year old girl in England....

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Ivana Bacik: ...might best be carried out in such a way as to resolve the difficulty. Senator Barrett put forward another proposal which led me to think that perhaps the Post Office could be used, as it registers dog licences. I raise that in a somewhat less serious manner. It would be worthwhile perhaps approaching the Law Society to see if there is a way of doing what I suggest. The big issue Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Cummins's contribution shows that he is barking mad on this one, as regards the dogs Bill.