Blog Archive | Justice
Constitutional Convention Seminar - Trinity School of Law
Posted on February 13, 2015
Geat turn out today in Trinity College Dublin for the Constitutional Convention Seminar I organised as part of the Trinity School of Law.
Many thanks to our guest speakers Lia Hegarty, Consultant in Legislation and Public Affairs and Prof. David Farrell professor of politics, UCD for their expert insight and input.
#ConstitutionalConvention#DeliberativeDemocracy https://www.constitution.ie/
Order of Business – Seanad Eireann 3rd-5th February 2015
Posted on February 05, 2015
Order of Business – Seanad Eireann 3rd-5th February 2015
Order of Business Digest – Contributions from Senator Ivana Bacik. Follow the links for more details.
- Aer Lingus takeover discussions
- Accenture jobs announcement
- 100 new Garda recruits
- Overseas development
- Human rights compliance
- Release of Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste/ Egypt
- Human rights in Egypt
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Date for your diary - King's Inns annual debate on Marriage Equality
Posted on February 02, 2015
"That this house supports marriage equality in the upcoming referendum"
The King's Inns Gay and Lesbian Straight Alliance (KGLS) and the LSDSI annual debate in the Dining Hall of the Honorable Society of King's Inns, Henrietta Street.
Date: Thurday 19th February
Chair: Ms. Audrey Carville (RTE)
For the Motion: Senator Ivana Bacik and Senator Davod Norris.
Against the motion: Dr. John Murray, Iona Institute and Mr. Patrick Treacy SC.
Order of Business – Seanad Eireann 20th – 27th January 2015 Digest
Posted on January 27, 2015
Order of Business – Seanad Eireann 20th – 27th January 2015
Order of Business Digest – Contributions from Senator Ivana Bacik. Follow the links for more details.
- Happy New Year
- Charlie Hebdo tragedy
- Democracy
- Freedom of speech
- Blasphemy
- Defamation Act
- Extensive legislative programming
- 41 Bills on the A list
- Climate Action
- Low Carbon Development Bill
- Gender Recognition Bill
- Employment Equality (Amendment) No. 2 Bill (Section 37.1)
- LGBT rights
- Marriage Equality Refeferndum
- Opinion Polls
- Complacency
- Child and Family Relationships Bill
- 70th Anniversary - Auschwitz Liberation
- Second World War
- Aer Lingus
- Potential job losses 3,500
- Syriza victory
- EU
- Recession
- Debate on EU policy / financial and monetary policy
Direct Provision System revisited
Posted on January 26, 2015
Last week in the Seanad I welcomed the fact that we were debating the issue of Direct Provision again. Here is the transcript from my contribution to the debate when Minister O'Riordan returned to the chamber to discuss further issues.
Order of Business – Seanad Eireann 16th-17th December 2014
Posted on December 18, 2014
Order of Business – Seanad Eireann 16th-17th December 2014
This week in the Order of Business – Contributions from Senator Ivana Bacik. Follow the links for more details.
- Sympathy for the victims in the Sydney siege tragedy
- Referendum 2015 – Marriage Equality, Voting age, Blasphemy
- Low Pay Commission
- Deputy Gerald Nash, Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Pakistan massacre/ Taliban
- Children’s Rights – Childline funding
- Banking Inquiry
- ECB
- Northern Ireland talks
- Collective Bargaining
Call for debate on collective bargaining - Order of Business, 17/12/14
Posted on December 17, 2014
Yesterday in the Order of Business Seanad Éireann (17/12/14)
I called for a debate on collective bargaining.
http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/seanad2014121700003?opendocument
Repeal the Eighth Amendment Commission - Order of business 9th December
Posted on December 09, 2014
This week in the Order of Business I welcomed the announcement of the Labour Women's newly formed Repeal the Eighth Amendment Commission.
Labour Women establish Commission on Repeal of the 8th Amendment
Posted on December 05, 2014
LABOUR WOMEN ESTABLISH COMMISSION ON REPEAL OF THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT
Labour Women, the women’s section of the Labour Party, has established a Labour Women Commission on Repeal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution (Article 40.3.3).
This Commission is tasked with examining the best legal and political strategies to accomplish:
1. Repeal of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution in its entirety;
2. The introduction of detailed legislation providing for the circumstances in which abortion may legally take place.
Order of Business - Seanad Eireann 2nd - 4th December 2014
Posted on December 05, 2014
Order of Business - Seanad Eireann 2-4th December 2014
This week in the Order of Business – Contributions from Senator Ivana Bacik. Follow the links for more details.
Homeless
Jonathan Corrie tragedy
Education & Skills
Junior Cycle reform
Strike action
Sexual Offences Bill
Banking crisis motions
Yeats 2015
Jonathan Corrie
Dublin local authorities & NGO sector to meet Deputy Kelly on homelessness crisis
Closure of homeless accommodation units
Hooded men case
European Court of Human Rights
Women in Academia
Micheline Sheehy Skeffington
Junior cycle reform
Tom Collins, Irish Times