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Minister must legislate for Exclusion Zones at hospitals and clinics
Issued 24 September 2019
Labour Party Senator Ivana Bacik has called for Exclusion Zones around hospitals and clinics to be prioritised in the upcoming Dáil term. The comments come ahead of six …
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Labour’s Pay Gap Bill could be law by summer with FG support
Issued 5 March 2019
Labour Party Seanad Leader Ivana Bacik, has called on the Government as it seeks to mark International Women’s Day on Friday to use Labour legislation which is already well …
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Exclusion Zones needed to ensure safe access to abortion
Issued 18 February 2019
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for swift action by the Minister for Health to tackle the issue of Exclusion Zones to protect vulnerable women who seek access to legal …
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Referendum on divorce welcome
Issued 29 January 2019
Labour Justice Spokesperson, Senator Ivana Bacik, has welcomed the government’s decision to hold a referendum on divorce. The referendum will ask people to approve an …
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Senator Ivana Bacik nominated for Innovation in Politics Award
Issued 9 October 2018
Senator Ivana Bacik nominated for Innovation in Politics Award8 October 2018 Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has been nominated for an Innovation in Politics Award, 2018 for the …
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Bacik calls for Government to adopt Labour's gender pay gap bill
Issued 3 October 2018
Senator Ivana Bacik will today in the Seanad be leading for the Labour Senators in presenting the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill …
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Máiría Cahill has been an inspiration to everyone committed to values of transparency and fairness
Issued 14 September 2018
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has today commended the bravery of Máiría Cahill and called on the PSNI to work to deliver justice for her and all other victims of sexual abuse …
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Ivana Bacik to take part in Parnell Summer School
Issued 13 August 2018
As part of the Parnell Summer School which will take place from 12-16 August at Avondale House, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, Senator Ivana Bacik will take part in a timely …
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We need to show leadership on waste reduction
Issued 19 July 2018
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 …
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Exhibition celebrates the lives of revolutionary women
Issued 19 July 2018
Commenting on the launch of the exhibition 'Votes for Women: Suffrage and Citizenship' today, Chairperson of the Vótáil 100 Committee, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik encouraged …
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Further delays in gender pay gap legislation disappointing
Issued 26 June 2018
Labour Seanad Leader, Ivana Bacik has welcomed the move by the Government to finally approve and publish their own gender pay gap reporting bill, but said she was …
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Voting Yes on May 25th is the only way to deal with so-called ‘hard cases’
Issued 15 May 2018
With just ten days to go until Irish citizens will be voting on the removal of the eighth amendment from the Constitution, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has said that voting Yes …
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Bill to close Gender Pay Gap already in the Oireachtas
Issued 7 May 2018
Labour Seanad Leader, Senator Ivana Bacik has reminded the Government that there is already a bill progressing through the Oireachtas that can quickly be passed to kick start …
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Bacik launches Labour Yes Campaign in Galway
Issued 4 May 2018
Today, Senator Ivana Bacik launched the Labour Party campaign for a Yes vote in Galway, with Labour representative for Galway West, Councillor Niall McNelis. Senator Bacik …
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Senator Ivana Bacik to speak at Cross-political Grouping Launch of Yes Campaign today
Issued 2 May 2018
Senator Ivana Bacik will be speaking today at the launch of a cross-political and cross-professional group seeking to secure public understanding and support for the …
