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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a proposal Senator Higgins is making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a creative proposal Senator Higgins made that would feed into the spirit of the citizens' assembly recommendations, even if there is not one specifically on that. We have seen today the real engagement, interest and commitment the members of this committee have towards seeing the implementation of the citizens' assembly recommendations, particularly those on care and social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure our witnesses understood the reference but I just needed clarification. I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is very interesting. When we looked at this when we had the carers’ organisations in with us, we saw this huge increase in the State recognition of the numbers of people caring and the implication that has for policy, as well as the gendered implications.

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 4: In page 5, line 26, to delete "The Minister may" and substitute "Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may".

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “(2)(a) If the Minister proposes to approve a designated development, whether subject to conditions or otherwise, he or she shall before doing so move a draft resolution in both Houses of the Oireachtas— (i) setting out the particulars mentioned in paragraph (b), and (ii) authorising...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for his very full response on our amendments, Nos. 4 and 5. He referred us to section 7(1), but our concern in this regard is that a Minister is not required to take into account the assessments and conditions. Rather, it states "The Minister may". That is the basis for amendment No. 4, which would insert "Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may". We felt the...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The drafting could be strengthened without in any way changing the substance. I refer to a requirement specifying that, in considering an application made to him or her, the Minister shall take into account the assessments. This would strengthen the provision and give effect to it in the way the Minister has indicated. That is clearly his intention but it is just a matter of ensuring it is...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Like others, I hope we will get to debate all the amendments despite the short time available here and the very constrained timeframe for Committee Stage debate. I would like to speak in support of amendment No. 1. I indicated earlier that I would support it. There is a lack of clarity with regard to how other sites might be deemed appropriate and what criteria might apply for deeming them...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, after line 31, to insert the following: “Grounds for termination by landlord 2.The Act of 2004 is amended— (a) in the Table to section 34— (i) by deleting paragraph 3, and (ii) in paragraph 5, by substituting “, no reasonable measures can be taken to maintain the dwelling fit for human habitation during the refurbishment...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The Labour Party very much welcomes the fact that the Government is moving to introduce the winter eviction ban or at least the deferment of termination dates. Many of us in opposition have been pressing for that for some time. I also support the amendments put forward in this grouping. At their most basic, what they seek to do is to ensure that an effective eviction ban will be in place...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak for the Labour Party on this Bill. I join with Deputy O'Rourke in expressing frustration at the truncated nature of the debate and the fact that it is all being compressed into such a short timeframe. It was particularly regrettable that the Minister of State did not get to finish his speech on the record but it is also frustrating for Opposition Deputies...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, I raised the issue of the efforts being made to house Ukrainian refugees and, indeed, others coming here seeking international protection and fleeing persecution abroad. On behalf of the Labour Party, I sought a briefing for Opposition leaders and spokespersons as we are keen to engage constructively with the Government in assisting what has to be a collective national effort to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [49902/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island dialogue All-Island Women's Forum civic initiative. [53393/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Since we are speaking about the shared island dialogue and the All-Island Women's Forum, I want to pay tribute to May Blood, from the Shankill area of Belfast, who died last week. May Blood was a committed trade unionist who fought for better conditions for the workforce, mainly women, in the linen mills. She was also a president of the Labour Party of Northern Ireland and played an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Functions (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The "Prime Time" programme on O'Connell Street highlighted again the many problems impacting on our city centre. It is not only a feature of the north-east inner city but also in my own constituency where residents in the south inner city have raised with me many concerns around crime and anti-social behaviour in their areas. Clearly this is a multifaceted problem requiring a multi-agency...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Functions (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Functions (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is both, I think.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Functions (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the north-east inner city oversight group chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [53392/22]