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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland will be in a position to declare full compliance with the 2006 European Union's bathing water directive by the end of 2022; and if not, the steps that need to be taken in order that Ireland is compliant; and when they will be implemented. [16295/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the reduction of wastewater discharge into bathing areas; if he will report on the Irish Water Strategic Funding Plan 2019-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16296/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 298. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of the housing needs of children coming to Ireland to escape conflict in Ukraine; his views on the need to avoid the inappropriate accommodation of children in congregated settings, particularly those shared...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 2. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has been informed of calls from UNICEF for safeguarding and child protection measures to be put in place for children fleeing Ukraine; if Ireland and State agencies such as Tusla are in a position to safeguard unaccompanied minors travelling here from Ukraine and other conflict zones; and the steps that his...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 36. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he plans to respond to the recent report of the Ombudsman for Children in respect of the practice of illegal adoption in Ireland; if he plans to establish an inquiry on the historical use of the practice; if he will progress the Informal Adoptions (Regularisation) Bill 2019, or similar legislation; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on student teachers; the way that she proposes to assist student teachers to cope with requests to substitute for permanent staff due to Covid-19 absences while balancing their studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to ensure that student teachers are supported to continue substituting to cover for pandemic-related staff absences in schools; and if she plans to develop contingency plans or to alter regulations on substituting while on a period of school placement to accommodate such requests from schools. [15599/22]

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: Apologies have been received from Senator Higgins 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...

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: I thank the Minister. I have congratulated Deputy O'Gorman already, as a star former student, on becoming Minister. I am delighted to see it. I thank him for those warm words. I really appreciate that. I thank the Minister also for his recognition of the work of the Citizens' Assembly and its members. We on this committee have been conscious of the immense commitment and the immense...

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: Before calling Senator Ruane, it is important to note, as the Minister has confirmed, that there is a separate review under way of Part 4 of the 2017 Act in respect of the provisions on prostitution. There might be different views in this committee, but I certainly was a strong advocate for criminalising the purchase of sex to deal with the exploitation in prostitution, particularly of...

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: It is just to put on the record that there is a separate review of that under way. I call Senator Ruane.

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: I thank the Minister for that. It cuts to the heart of what we are seeking to do. Senator Warfield is next to speak.

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: I thank Senator Warfield very much. I will move on to Senator Pauline O'Reilly. We will have a second round of questions if the Minister's time permits. I am conscious that we have a time limit on the first round so it will enable people to perhaps come back on a particular question. I call Senator O'Reilly, our deputy Chairman, followed by Deputy Cronin.

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: We will definitely go to the second round.

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: The wider point is well made. We will raise it with the Minister, Deputy McEntee, because she will be before us on 28 April after the publication of the strategy, which we are looking forward to.

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: That closes our first round. I will ask my own questions, many of which flow from it. Colleagues might wish to speak again on the second round. Coming back to Deputy 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...