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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: First, I should reassure the Taoiseach and any school staff watching that of course I was using the word "released" in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek fashion. Our schools are generally very happy places, children are generally very happy to receive an education and we have excellent school staff across the country. On a more serious note, what I am hearing from the Taoiseach and his...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: -----and the LDA and a State-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: -----construction company deliver homes again at the scale children in homelessness so desperately need.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I give a warm welcome the Little Blue Heroes who are with us in Leinster House today or watching online. I commend the gardaí involved in the organisation. I hope they have a pleasant day with us. This week, primary school children across the country will be released from school for their summer holidays. They will wave goodbye to teachers, SNAs and classrooms and put away their...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: There is a consensus across housing charities that this would make a difference to families. For years, successive housing Ministers have delayed on this Bill.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: When will the Government start treating child homelessness like the emergency it is?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 182. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024 and if he intends to host another competitiveness summit. [33574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 15 October 2024, the status of that report; its findings and his views on the need to municipalise waste collection. [33854/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on how he has progressed the commissioning of a preferred route for the proposed Luas extension to Poolbeg since taking office; if he will supply a timeline in respect of constructive same; and if not, his plans to supply such a timeline. [34226/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on changes to classroom arrangements at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure prefab accommodation is provided so that classes are not forced to share a room. [34528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Land Development Agency (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase and cost-rental homes, respectively, that will be delivered through Land Development Agency investment in 2025; and the estimated amount of expenditure allocated to deliver same. [34229/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rental Sector (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 543. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private rented accommodation inspections carried out by all local authorities in 2024; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in all local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Housing Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total value of grant payments issued by local authorities to persons who have completed works using the vacant property refurbishment grant in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of applications made for the vacant property refurbishment grants in each county, in each month, in the same period, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge penalty notices issued in each month, in each county, since April 2024, in tabular form; the percentage increase or decrease that number represents as against the same month in 2023, in tabular form. [33751/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime ) Act 2017; and if he will address an issue regarding section 4(1), which introduces a distinction between victims’ rights pre-and post the legislation, where no such distinction is contained in the relevant Directive, leading to impermissible discrimination...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Parole Act 2019; and if he will address the need to ensure that persons such as the next of kin of a person (details supplied) are not excluded from future processes. [34228/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people held in solitary confinement 22+ hour lock up for more than 15 consecutive days during 2024; the number of people held in solitary confinement 22+ hour lock up for more than three months during 2024; the number of people held in solitary confinement 22+ hour lock up for more than six months’ during...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 712. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the practice of early years facilities charging prospective parents a non-refundable administrative fee in circumstances (details supplied); if the practice is permissible under the core funding agreement; and if she will make a statement on the need to transition childcare to being universally provided and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public defibrillators in each county; and the percentage increase or decrease of defibrillators in each county since June 2024. [34232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 851. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress to designate ‘counsellor’ as a protected title; and when work will be completed by CORU to ensure regulation of rogue crisis pregnancy agency operators self-describing as counsellors. [34233/25]