Results 1-20 of 286 for going forward speaker:Ivana Bacik

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...acquisition of land Bill appended to the 2023 Law Reform Commission report on compulsory acquisition. These sections restate, in accordance with the commission's recommendations, the current rules governing compensation for compulsory acquisition generally, together with the commission's proposed reforms dealt with in chapter 5 of that report. The commission proposed that the basic rules...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: People are crying out for speeded-up delivery of new homes. Every time any of us go out and meet people at any point, that is all we hear. It is across communities and multi-generational. It is the civil rights issue of our times. The Government is not going to publish revised targets until the autumn, when the incoming Taoiseach announced at the Ard-Fheis on Saturday that 250,000 homes...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I am sharing time. On a personal level, I offer my congratulations and good wishes to the new Taoiseach, the new Ministers and the not-so-new Ministers. It is a proud day for you and your families. We do know, however, that these are only very temporary appointments, with less than a year to go until a general election. Even in that short time, I am sorry we have not seen more women...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I too welcome the good news about the progress overnight in Northern Ireland towards the long overdue restoration of the Stormont institutions and the executive. Is í tithíocht an cnámh spairne is mó sa Stát. Tá géarghá le níos mó tithíocht a aimsiú agus a thógáil go práinneach ach teastaíonn go leor...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...some changes in our Bill which the Minister said he cannot commit to introducing in his Bill. Therefore, our concern is that even with the AHR Bill making progress and further amendments being brought forward, gaps may still be left and we are anxious about that. We are very glad to collaborate and will engage with the Minister and his officials even after this debate to try to ensure we...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...to apply for guardianship of their child, but only when the child turns two, and guardianship ends at the age of 18 and the child is then back to being a legal stranger. I think we all acknowledge that guardianship is not good enough. Parenting, by its nature, is filled with worries, as all of us who are parents will know. We worry about how children are doing at school, whether they...

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...Justice. That motion was drafted by the Sadaka organisation with support from Christian Aid. I thank those party leaders who did engage and show support for that motion, many of whom wanted to see it brought forward in Government or Opposition time because it really matters for this House to speak with one, united voice. It is unfortunate we could not achieve a consensus on the wording...

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...to replace that states: "The State shall therefore take reasonable measures to support care within and outside the home and family." In our report, Unfinished Democracy: Achieving Gender Equality, launched in December 2022, we put forward clear reasoning behind that text. Indeed, we had explored different formulations of the text in an interim report we prepared earlier in 2022. In the...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Tairgim leasú a 2: I leathanach 4, línte 11 go 14 a scriosadh, agus an méid seo a leanas a chur ina n-ionad: “(a) in subsection 1° of section 3 of the Irish text, by the deletion of “Ós ar an bPósadh atá an Teaghlach bunaithe gabhann” and the substitution of “Gabhann”; (b) in subsection 1° of section 3 of the...

Delivery of a Rights-Based Care Economy in Ireland: Motion (7 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...reform, regulation, and standardisation to establish equity in service provision, and ensure their quality and safety, while ensuring that the services facilitate rights-based care; - Ireland is undergoing a major demographic shift to an ageing and disabled population which is significantly increasing levels of caring responsibilities, while adding significant pressure on informal family...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...is simply, as I said, restating existing laws and falling short of what is needed. As the Minister said in his speech, further legislation will come and he spoke about some amendments he will bring forward. The reforms recently recommended by the Law Reform Commission will apparently now take effect through different legislation. The Minister might confirm when it is proposed to bring...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...number of members to be elected for each such constituency having regard to changes in the distribution of the population throughout the State.”. I move this amendment and again it is in similar form to the previous amendment I put forward. It is again seeking to require An Coimisiún Toghcháin to conduct research on two specific issues. First, on the abolition of...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...against those who persist in intimidating and obstructing women's access. This is not legislation that restricts the right to protest. It is really important that those who portray it as such go back and read what is in the Bill, in particular section 2, which clearly sets out a very high bar for any sort of Garda or policing intervention. I will speak in a moment about that. The Labour...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...need for them but, clearly, anyone who speaks to a doctor, a medical receptionist or a practice nurse involved in the delivery of the service of abortion will be aware of the sort of intimidation going on under the radar and at a low level. I spoke at the inaugural conference of abortion providers in Dublin earlier this year and heard from GPs, hospital doctors and other medical staff...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...a space where examining policies around basic renters' rights protections is something the Government will take on, rather than it always being contained in Opposition motions. Finally, I will refer to housing legislation put forward by the Labour Party some years ago. The Minister will be aware that in 2017 the Dáil voted in support of Labour’s Housing (Homeless Families)...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Section 39, section 10 and section 56 workers have been denied pay parity for far too long. We are going to see a massive impact on the community and voluntary sector and on the people who rely on that sector from next week if this is not resolved. It is a glaring gap in this budget. There are glaring gaps on housing, pay provision and on health, but there are also two other glaring...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...that about, albeit very late in the day and just in respect of one city, namely, Limerick. What we should be seeing, which is long overdue, is a more comprehensive system of the reform of local government to ensure real and substantial devolution or decentralisation of power to local government. I think in particular of Dublin, our capital city. I know a great deal of work has been done...

Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I will keep my comments briefer then. I commend Deputy Matthews on bringing forward this Bill. I am delighted to support it on behalf of the Labour Party. As Deputy Matthews says, it is an honour to be able to bring forward Private Members' legislation in this House. It is something many of us have felt inspired in doing. I want to acknowledge that. I also commend him on his vision of a...

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...seen that expression of support for soccer across the House. Many of us are old enough to remember the excitement of Italia '90. I know we are all hopeful and optimistic that our wonderful women's team is going to capture the spirit of a nation again and lift our spirits in Australia and perhaps even in New Zealand over the coming months as they play in the FIFA Women's World Cup. We...

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...we can assess what better use that money could have been put to elsewhere. Turning to the review the Minister announced today, we very much welcome that announcement. We welcome the Minister's statement that it would be a root-and-branch examination. It is going to be conducted in two strands and chaired by Professor Niamh Brennan and Dr. Margaret Cullen. We welcome those appointments....