Results 4,121-4,140 of 11,469 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a dedicated task force to review the effect of housing insecurity on one-parent families and to develop appropriate solutions. [2163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1067. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of HEPA filters he anticipates will be provided by the recently announced €10 million grant programme; if antigen tests will be provided with the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1124. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 will be commenced. [2165/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on and understanding of the prevalence of non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements in third-level education institutions in the context of bullying and sexual harassment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to expand the recently announced regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants in Ireland to include persons who previously held an EU treaty rights permission and who currently have a temporary permission to remain in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) which shows an increase in domestic and financial abuse against older persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on granting reduced fees for naturalisation for citizenship applicants who were unable to marry an Irish citizen partner prior to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63562/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to collate data on the number of applications made on behalf of children for a certificate of nationality under section 28 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956. [2166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of phase two of the model of care for infertility as promised in the Programme for Government; and the plans that are in place to alleviate the financial burden for persons undergoing treatments such as IVF. [62955/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1450. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Dublin that have been assessed for delivery of home support hours and are waiting for a carer to become available in excess of one, three and six months and one year in tabular form. [63293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1736. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend regulations relating to the EU Digital COVID Certificate to enable non-national residents of Ireland who received a complete vaccine schedule outside of the European Union to request a certificate as is currently permitted for Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1445/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1870. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied). [2164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1871. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is collecting feedback from healthcare workers and service users as to the functioning of services relating to the Covid-19 pandemic such as availability of PCR and antigen testing and the vaccination roll-out; if so, the way such data is being used to improve the public health response; and if not, if he will consider introducing such a...

Proceeds of Crime (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I am very happy with that and I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle making that suggestion. I am delighted to speak for the Labour Party and to support my colleague, Deputy Howlin’s brilliant initiative in bringing forward this Magnitsky Bill to tackle human rights abuses and to ensure that, as the Deputy said, those guilty of perpetrating human rights abuses will not have a safe haven in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role her Department plays in ensuring the opening of an autism classroom in which a school has been sanctioned by the NCSE for such a class. [62798/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of autism classrooms and multi-disability classrooms in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W, 8 and 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62799/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that a school (details supplied) is experiencing recruiting a teacher to staff a new autism classroom; and if her Department has a role in assisting and facilitating schools with the recruitment of such personnel to avoid the need for the application of the 37a process. [62800/21]

Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Instruction to Committee (15 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: The Labour Party is serious about taking measures to tackle the climate crisis and ensuring we meet our ambitious but necessary targets on climate. As such, we welcome any proposals to increase tree planting and afforestation, particularly native tree planting and woodland cover. We see that increase in forest cover as an essential component of actions to meet our climate targets,...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to contribute on behalf of the Labour Party and to set out why we cannot support this Bill. We will support the Government amendment. There is no care or compassion for women's health conveyed throughout the Bill, nor would it do anything to enhance or improve the health of women or our access to reproductive healthcare. As previous speakers have said, language matters in this...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Diaspora Issues (15 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has proposals to incentivise the return to Ireland of citizens with skills, training, experience or professional expertise in areas such as construction and the provision of home care services for the support of sectors in which there are serious difficulties with recruitment of staff currently. [62176/21]