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Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: For more than two weeks now, political debate has been utterly dominated by the controversy within our national broadcaster with the revelation of secret payments and cover-ups there. The reason it has commanded so much attention is because RTÉ is so central to our day-to-day lives and to our society. As our public service broadcaster, it sets the day-to-day news agenda. It is central...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I add my voice to those who have expressed a desire to see a debate on Palestine in this House in light of the outrageous conduct of the Israel Defense Forces in recent days and indeed in recent hours in Jenin. There has been concerted cross-party support here for the rights of the Palestinian people and, in particular, for the Bill that was started in the Seanad by Senator Frances Black,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach has given me indicators of progress, but that is no answer to the 182 additional people in homelessness in the last month alone. This has a real-life effect on people. My office is in touch with a mother of three who has a newborn baby. She is a housing assistance payment, HAP, tenant who is in fear of eviction. She is sleeping on the couch in her rented apartment while her...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Tá oibrithe agus teaghlaigh ar fud an Stáit seo ag streachailt leis an ngéarchéim tithíochta. Tá géarchéim na ndaoine gan dídean ag dul in olcas. Tá an ghéarchéim chomh scaipthe anois go bhfuil sí ag cur isteach ar chúram sláinte, ar oideachas agus ar an ngeilleagar. There is not a single community, nor a single...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected by road toll collectors in each month of 2022 and to date in 2023; the amount outstanding in payments yet to be collected; and the cost of recovering unpaid toll payments in 2022. [32842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Statement (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that Budget 2023 is published in a format that is clear, accessible and in plain English, in order to ensure that the document is accessible for disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that actions outlined in the Implementation Plan for the Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 are implemented in a timely manner and are adequately resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32625/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 444. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is on schedule to publish the Defamation (Amendment) Bill in Quarter 4 of 2023; if she plans to remove removal of jury trials in defamation actions from the scope of her Department’s review of the law on defamation in view of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Higgins v. the Irish Aviation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 519. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the establishment of a UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 521. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD; if there are any further issues that are holding up ratification of the Optional Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 518. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline he is working towards for publication of the Cost of Disability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (4 Jul 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to HIQA in respect of nursing homes in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the number of adverse findings made in each of those years; and the counties in which there were the highest per capita incidence of complaints made. [32841/23]

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Why the urgency? We still have not heard that.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I share the concerns raised by my party colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, and others about this proposed amendment. This last-minute amendment was inserted in the Bill in the Seanad. As such, it has not undergone pre-legislative scrutiny or previous scrutiny in the Dáil. This is a valid procedural concern, first of all. All Members are conscious it is an occupational...

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the EPA water quality report. The first message I would send is that we should not be alarmist when debating it. It states that 97% of the 148 identified bathing waters met the minimum standard required, so there are positive stories. There are other positive developments, including the new "See It? Say It!" app, where members of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I previously raised with the Taoiseach the issue of vacant and derelict homes. According to the CSO, about 8% of dwellings in Ireland are vacant. We observe vacancy and dereliction across our communities in our towns and cities yet the last time I looked at the derelict homes register in my area, it only had ten derelict properties in Dublin Bay South. In any constituency, that would...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I felt that was personally directed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Despite the publication yesterday of a lengthy statement from RTÉ we still lack clarity on a number of important questions. We have no clarification, for example, as to why the payments made to Ryan Tubridy were consistently understated. We have been asked to believe the incredible allegation, which the Taoiseach said he does not believe to be credible, that out of all the senior...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for the response. He is right, of course. Members of the public are very hurt by this. We all hear this across our constituencies. However, the direct impact on those who work within RTÉ cannot be overestimated. We heard that yesterday from those who spoke out, who believe passionately, as we all do, in the importance of public service broadcasting. I thank...