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Time to Close the Gender Pay Gap
As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for the progression of Labour’s Gender Pay …
Bacik welcomes EU call to ban plastic packaging
Labour spokesperson on Climate Action and the Environment, Senator Ivana Bacik, has welcomed plans by the EU to ensure all plastic packaging is recyclable by 2030, saying that Ireland must move to tackle the issue before that. Senator …
Speech by Ivana Bacik on Eighth Amendment Committee Report
I welcome the Minister to the House, and welcome this important and historic debate. First - I, and my party, Labour, fully support the report’s recommendations, in particular the recommendation that the Eighth Amendment, Article 40.3.3, …
Time for Government to ban non-compostable cups
Labour Party Environment spokesperson, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called on the Government to ban non-compostable coffee cups in tandem with introducing the latte levy. This comes as major retailer, Argos, saw a huge surge of people buying …
Repeal the 8th
For many years, I have campaigned for Repeal of the Eighth Amendment; ever since my student days when I was taken to court and threatened with …
Gender Pay Gap Legislation
On 25th October 2017, a bill that I had introduced in the Seanad in May was passed through Committee stage with government support. My gender …
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