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Press Release: Bacik Condemns Prison Overcrowding
STATEMENT BY SENATOR IVANA BACIK Senator for Dublin UniversityPanel Thursday, 15 October 2009 BACIK CONDEMNS PRISON OVERCROWDING Speaking in the Seanad today, Senator Ivana Bacik expressed strong concern at reports that the number of …
Senator Bacik speaking on Mountjoy Prison, and the Abbey Theatre
Order Of Business Senator Ivana Bacik: I ask the Leader, as I have done on many times, for a debate on prisons in light of the disturbing news that the Irish prison population has exceeded 4,000 for the first time ever. According to the …
Choices or Barriers? A Response to Matt Cooper
Senator Ivana Bacik (A version of this response appearered in The Examiner on the 8th of October 2009) Last Wednesday, at a protest against cutbacks outside the Dáil, Susan McKay of the National Women's Council made a speech which …
Press Release: BACIK WELCOMES NEWS OF UNIVERSITIES’ RANKING
Press Release: BACIK WELCOMES NEWS OF UNIVERSITIES' RANKING Senator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the news that both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin have been ranked within the top 100 Universities in the world in the …
Senator Bacik speaking on the Expenses Scandal, and Funding for Education
Order of Business Senator Ivana Bacik: It is clear we need a debate on expenses. This Order of Business has effectively turned into a debate on expenses and allowances and I echo the calls of others on both sides of the House to the Leader …
Senator Bacik speaking on Protestant and Multi-denominational Schools
Senator Ivana Bacik: I thank Senator Norris who, as always, puts his case with great eloquence. I echo his words and share his disquiet about speaking on behalf of this sector in the first place because I have a fundamental disagreement …
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