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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 444. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for a certificate of nationality that have been made on behalf of children who have been identified as stateless under section 28 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of certificates of nationality that have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residence applications that have been made on behalf of children by Tusla in which statelessness has been identified, in each of the past five years. [60313/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Irish citizenship that have been made by a stateless person in each of the past five years. [60315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for international protection that have been made each of the past five years; and the number of such applicants who have applied as a stateless person in each of the past five years. [60314/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 559. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies he plans to put in place to implement the World Health Organization recommendation that all countries assess the burden of stillbirths and neonatal deaths at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 560. To ask the Minister for Health when he will implement the recommendation of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre to establish an inquiry for stillbirth and neonatal death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60121/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 612. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met with a group (details supplied); and if he has plans to meet with the group in coming weeks in view of the changing situation regarding public health advice. [60386/21]

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to speak for the Labour Party in support of the motion. I commend the Regional Group on tabling it and I am glad the Government is accepting it. It is important that we have cross-party support on this important issue of the development of offshore renewables. All Members are conscious that Ireland is facing three specific crises in the context of energy and energy supply, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise. I am asking this question on behalf of Deputy Sherlock. How many afforestation licences were issued for the entire industry in November of this year and will the Minister of State make a statement on matter? This is in the context of concerns about delays and shortfalls in the issuing of licences for afforestation. There is concern targets will not be met and that this will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for the update and the confirmation of figures. The number in November appears to be very low if we are to meet the target of 4,500 licences by the end of this year. She might elaborate on how many she anticipates will be issued this month. The Minister of State also acknowledged that there are still many issues to fix. We are hearing concerns about delays...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the acknowledgement that the target has been reduced to 4,000. As recently as August, it was still being publicly spoken of as 4,500. I also welcome the Minister of State's outline of the public consultation. What has been lacking to date, and the Minister of State has acknowledged this previously, is a co-ordinated, joined-up afforestation policy that fits within our ambitious...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I will follow on from my earlier question, in which I raised concerns about delays in the issuing of licences for forestry, as it fits in with this question. I just wanted to confirm a point. I believe the Minister of State said that just 50 licences were issued in November.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: They were for afforestation, yes. The Minister of State said she was hopeful that we would reach 4,000 by the end of the year.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: The problem is the lack of detail as to how we are going to meet the targets in the climate action plan and how forestry targets will fit within that. I thank the Minister of State for confirming that the detailed annex to the climate action plan, including a timeline, will be published before the end of the year, which would be within the next three weeks. Will she confirm whether it will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Minister of State refer to the annex?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the witnesses for joining us today and apologise for being delayed coming into the hearing. I was speaking in the Dáil and the schedule ran late. I have read the submissions and statements and listened to some of the debate. I thank the witnesses for the insights. It is useful and valuable for us to hear directly about the experiences of migrant communities in engaging with...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: This interaction has been very interesting and all of us appreciate our guests' inputs and contributions. It has been a very good discussion. I have one question arising from what we have been speaking about, relating to the difficulties for those who remain undocumented. All of us welcomed the Minister for Justice's announcement of the regularisation scheme, an important and positive step...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (14 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process by which changes to remuneration for those employed under the scheme for secretarial assistance is decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61934/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to amend planning laws to address the planting of non-native leylandii in urban areas. [61867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department will take to support the humanitarian effort in Yemen. [61866/21]