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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We are asking the Tánaiste again: what is his Government now doing to address the serious instability and insecurity that so many renters are now experiencing and to address those crisis figures of homelessness?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Last Friday marked a new and very troubling record on homelessness. We saw that 13,531 people on the homelessness list are now in emergency accommodation, more than 4,000 of whom are children. That is a really stark figure. Each one is an individual tragedy. In Dublin alone, nearly 10,000 are homeless and yet we are seeing simply no sense of urgency or ambition from Government in tackling...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I, too, call for the Minister to take questions in the Dáil tomorrow. It is important, in particular after we saw what was, in effect, a summary dismissal of the chair of the RTÉ board on Thursday night, that is, the forced resignation of Siún Ní Raghallaigh. I also seek a debate on rough sleeping and what the Government proposes to do to tackle the crisis of rough...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the report by the Climate Change Advisory Council; if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Finance in respect of the recommendation on taxation policy and transport emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8762/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with management at a company (details supplied) since it was announced that the firm would be making a portion of its workforce redundant; and if he will make a statement on job losses in the technology sector more generally. [8756/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his engagement with external stakeholders in respect of the provision of paid leave for persons who have experienced a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation, or to facilitate access to reproductive healthcare treatments; if he will list the stakeholders which have made representations to him on the matters;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average wait time for fire brigade attendance at a scene, following a call to emergency services, in each county. [8754/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government time taken for approval by an Bord Pleanála for large- and small-scale residential developments, respectively, in each local authority area; if staffing shortages are exacerbating delays; and if shortfalls in staffing numbers will be remedied in 2024. [8755/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential units which are awaiting water connections in each local authority area; the average wait time for water connection in each local authority area; and the longest existing delay for a water connection in each local authority area. [8825/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce new measures, legislative or otherwise, to tackle the practise of some landlords knowingly allowing their rental properties to fall into disrepair; and his views on the adequacy of existing mechanisms for supporting the rights of tenants. [9309/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to restrict no fault evictions; and the proposals which have been explored by his Department in respect of no fault evictions. [9310/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on nutrition and access to play areas and recreational facilities for children in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the measures taken by his Department to monitor children's wellbeing while in emergency accommodation. [9313/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure on women's refuges in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the projected expenditure for 2024. [9314/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to collect data on the role and function of staff at local authorities, as part of his Department's workforce planning for the local government sector. [9315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for garda attendances at a scene, following a call to both emergency services and local Garda stations, in each county. [8753/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 464. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his engagement with external stakeholders in respect of the provision of paid leave for persons who have experienced a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation, or to facilitate access to reproductive healthcare treatments; if he will list the stakeholders which have made representations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if the position of his Department has changed since 2017 with respect to funding supports for post-mastectomy patients; the rationale for cutting the allowance for post-mastectomy products; and if he will review the decision to cut the allowance. [9066/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 499. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times for ambulance arrival; and if he will supply a breakdown of average wait times in each county. [8752/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 500. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove prescription fees for medical cardholders. [8757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the employer-led national apprenticeship programme in respect of the local government sector. [9316/24]