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Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Is any investigation planned or proposed into the immigrant investor programme? This was otherwise known as the "golden passport" scheme. It closed to new applicants on 15 February this year. Quite a number of concerns have been raised about how it operated, to whom it applied and so on. It was often referred to, as I said, as a golden passport or a passport for investors. What brought...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [22861/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I have to raise the slow pace of delivery on social and affordable housing. Some progress is being made and I welcome the announcement that the Land Development Agency, LDA, has received planning permission for more than 800 homes in Dundrum in south Dublin. However, there is concern about the capacity to deliver on announcements once they are made. I refer in particular to an issue in my...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Friday's homelessness figures marked yet another shameful milestone, with 12,259 people now recorded as homeless, including more than 4,000 children. This morning, stark testimony was given to the housing committee by representatives of Threshold, the Simon Communities and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, which reminded Oireachtas Members that the 12,000 plus figure recorded by the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: -----in the allocation of housing. Will the Government support the Bill, as Focus Ireland has sought, and ensure it is brought into law?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We need a debate about the pay and conditions of retained firefighters. The Taoiseach will be aware that there was a breakdown in negotiations between the National Retained Firefighters Association and Government agencies earlier this month. We know that retained firefighters have very onerous conditions. They must be other call for 24 hours a day for a minimum 48 hours for 48 weeks of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 108. To ask the Taoiseach the timeline for the establishment of the citizens’ assembly on the future of education; if he will report on progress and developing the terms of reference for same; and if the assembly will examine the future purpose of the education system here. [25598/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 110. To ask the Taoiseach the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022. [26240/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms, and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms, and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26230/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 175. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to provide funding to the 1951 CIÉ superannuation pension scheme in order that members can receive an increase in payments, given that no increases have been made since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the public transport network is accessible for persons with disabilities and to eliminate the requirement to provide 24 hours' notice for access to ramps and lifts. [26283/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26231/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the German Government’s decision to make awards of public procurement contracts conditional on collective agreements; and his plans to introduce a similar measure here. [26144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 255. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals of an organisation (details supplied) in respect of employee experiences of technological surveillance. [26145/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26229/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid by her Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26228/23]