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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 920. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure statutory staff patient ratios are put in place and enforced at private nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34529/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: This question is for both the Taoiseach and the Minister for justice. It relates to the new RTÉ "Doc on One" series, Stolen Sister.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: There is a new documentary podcast on RTÉ, which tells a very serious story about 23-year-old Elizabeth Plunkett from Ringsend who was murdered in 1976. She was a victim of Ireland's first serial killers, John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans, who acted in concert and also killed a second woman, Mary Duffy. Evans died in prison. Shaw was convicted of Mary Duffy's murder but was never convicted...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The family in particular seek a cold case review by the Garda and legislative reform-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: -----to address the anomaly in the Parole Board Act.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: On the safeguarding piece, we are not rushing into this. The Law Reform Commission published a report last year. Just two weeks ago, Safeguarding Ireland published a clear blueprint of pathways and necessary steps for the Government to take. During debates on nursing home care, I think the Minister of State with responsibility for older persons said the safeguarding Bill would be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I understand the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, said that during the debate. We need clarity and a timeline, with respect, on the safeguarding legislation and, crucially, on the issue of HIQA powers. People are desperately seeking a clear pathway for making complaints, including a pathway to escalate a complaint. That is sadly lacking. As the Taoiseach rightly said, people are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I raised short-term closures.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Last week on Wednesday, and again on Thursday, I and Deputy Sherlock raised on Leaders' Questions the scandal of abuse in nursing homes. We sought assurances from the Taoiseach on Wednesday and from the Tánaiste on Thursday in respect of protections against abuse. This week again we see more serious concerns raised, with HIQA's interim report released last night revealing to us that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Recycling Policy (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount added to the Exchequer by the sale by NAMA of what is known as the former Irish Glass bottle and fabrizia sites, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33018/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Attorney General (18 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce the Attorney General into the regime of codes of conduct for office holders that are provided for in the Standards in Public Office Act 2001. [32861/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: In December 2022, I wrote to the Taoiseach, who was the then Tánaiste, and the then Taoiseach, former Deputy Leo Varadkar, seeking updates on the national security strategy and also seeking briefings for Opposition leaders on national security, as is standard in many countries. That was in the context of Russia's brutal war in Ukraine, the cyberattack on the HSE and reports of Russian...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The hotel bed tax.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I think it will be €12 million.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The closure of services.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the progress of the national security strategy. [26917/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department’s interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [22232/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I have two questions about the task force. We see a huge number of issues in Dublin that need to be addressed urgently. There is a deteriorating public realm, vast numbers of vacant sites and derelict buildings, mouldy and damp social housing, including issues with social housing complexes in my constituency, and a lack of joined-up thinking about keeping spaces safe. Given the need for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: These are Taoiseach’s Questions, not questions to the Deputy.