Results 61-80 of 289 for going forward speaker:Ivana Bacik

Financial Resolution No. 5: Small Benefits Exemption (27 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...that workers will get a pay rise. However, not enough has been done in this budget otherwise to ensure that workers get the pay rise they need, in particular, low- and middle-income workers. We have put forward at a much more significant measure to increase the minimum wage by €1.50 per hour to €12 per hour to reflect the real and growing impact of inflation rather than the...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the proposers in the Regional Group for putting forward this motion on security of energy supply. Clearly, this is a hugely pressing issue and very topical as we face into what can only be described as a bleak winter ahead, a winter which we know many households and many struggling families and individuals, are already in fear of. All of us are meeting people around the country, in...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...a chronic housing and homelessness crisis. This is framed by the overarching spectre of the climate emergency. It is indeed an unprecedented time. On this side of the House, as well as on the Government benches, we are all conscious that if these crises are not urgently addressed by the Government we are going to see severe hardship visited upon families, households and businesses over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...us to do our work and for sharing her views and expertise. I thank all colleagues and stakeholders who attended yesterday's launch of our interim report on constitutional change. We all look forward to resuming our hearings on the final module, module E, on recommendations relating to workplace pay and conditions and leadership, politics and public life in the autumn. Go raibh maith...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ..., this price increase will have serious implications and ramifications for her household budget and the budgets of many households across the country. The credit unions told us that about one third of families go into debt to pay the cost of being back to school. The mother I spoke with joked that between the cost of returning to school and other rising costs, her credit union's loans...

Autism Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...;ordáin said, and the exhaustion parents are experiencing. We heard the real fear and concern parents have at each one of the key points in their children's lives. These include the point at which they are due to go to primary school and may not be able to access appropriate places in their area, the point at which children move to secondary school where there is again a lack of...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...electricity generation in place for this winter through to 2026 following the direction from the CRU to EirGrid to procure an extra 450 MW of power generation capacity. We appreciate the Government was left in the unenviable position of having to get this legislation through as quickly as possible to ensure EirGrid can legally procure the generators and have them in place. We understand...

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...Expensive childcare and medical bills, along with education and transport costs, are also squeezing everyone. Everyone is feeling the pinch. We have to see what can be done to address this. The Government has implemented some welcome measures. We welcomed the measures on public transport which took effect earlier this week but we in the Labour Party believe they do not go far enough....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive and enthusiastic engagement with us. We very much appreciate that and we look forward to working with him further as we go through our work over the coming months. I thank him and his officials.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...interests of the survivors of abuse but also, of course, of children who are involved in such proceedings. I am conscious that, as the Minister has said, there will be fuller legislation coming forward, not only on the basis of the review of the childcare legislation that is being carried out but also on the basis of the overall reform of the family court system. The Minister, Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There was a little bit of interference on the line but we got the response. I thank the Minister for her very substantive response. I have follow-up questions and will focus on specific recommendations that the Citizens' Assembly made on this topic. Again, I thank the Minister for her engagement and acknowledge her personal commitment. I also acknowledge that recommendation 37, under...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (26 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...the national minimum wage to address the cost-of-living crisis confronting households. With inflation rising, it is clear Ireland needs a pay rise and that people need to see the pay in their pockets go further. The 30 cent increase in the minimum wage that came into effect in January has simply not been enough to address the rising costs facing our lowest paid workers. Ireland is a...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...such an increase in funding and his vision in setting out some necessary reforms of the early years education and care system. Labour believes neither the motion nor the core funding stream proposed go far enough and more could be done. In that spirit, we have put forward the addendum to the motion agreeing with what is in the motion but calling further on the Government to guarantee a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for the updates on the Council of Europe and the conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. We all look forward to President Zelenskyy's address to these Houses tomorrow. I also want to pay tribute to Larysa Gerasko, the Ukrainian ambassador, who has been to the fore in highlighting how we can do more to support the people of Ukraine. We have seen huge welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ..., and Women's Aid to discuss the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality regarding domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. When the public session has concluded, we will go into private session to deal with committee business. I welcome our stakeholders to the first session and we are very appreciative of their time and commitment for coming before the...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...and prevent unsightly and illegal dumping and littering among other measures. We in Labour support this measure first proposed by my colleague Senator Mark Wall in the Seanad, through the Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021 which he introduced last year with a view to addressing the difficulty local authorities have in addressing illegal dumping. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...and Deputy Clarke. I welcome Senator Ruane and Deputy Cronin, who are substituting for their colleagues. Senator Doherty is joining us online from home. I warmly welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to the committee. I thank him for joining us. We are very grateful to him for doing so. We look forward to the engagement. Members have the option of being physically present in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...Cronin's point, we have explored, both today and in previous sessions, what our committee can bring with regard to recommendations 1 to 3, and what our role is in advising or recommending to the Government that the referendum be held. We want this to be the last committee that looks at this. We want to see a referendum in 2023, which we have all agreed as an aim of our committee. We...