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Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am pleased to speak on the Labour Party motion on the cost of living. This is a timely motion, as my colleagues, Deputies Nash and Kelly have pointed out. This is an issue that affects everyone across Ireland today. As we are moving into a new phase of the pandemic and all of us are cautiously optimistic, as we have seen the lifting of most restrictions at the end of last week,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (25 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that have been taken to address the matters raised by the Ombudsman in the report, Wasted Lives: Time for a Better Future for Younger People in Nursing Homes; and if he will address the recommendation to establish a budget dedicated to each HSE area to improve the quality of life of persons affected...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to reports that scammers in response to the launch of the Garda National Immigration Bureau new phone number are contacting applicants who previously sought their help with fake appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to reports of difficulties contacting the new 1800 phone number of the Garda National Immigration Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (25 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 650. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding that has been allocated to each CHO area to facilitate persons under the age of 65 who have been inappropriately placed in nursing homes to leave long-term nursing homes and to be supported to live in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3487/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (25 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies currently being actively recruited to fill posts in the Brú Chaoimhín children’s disability network teams (details supplied); the number of the roles being filled that are new and to fill a vacancy arising from a resignation, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (25 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies currently being actively recruited for to fill posts in the team 1 Sandymount children’s disability network teams (details supplied); the number of these vacancies that are new positions; the number of these vacancies that are to fill existing but unfilled roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on introducing an initiative to facilitate the trialling of electric vehicles to improve adoption rates among persons that are car dependent and could contribute to an overall reduction in carbon emissions but have range anxiety. [3719/22]

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to speak for the Labour Party on this important Bill. I am grateful to my colleague Senator Hoey, who is our spokesperson on higher education, for giving me the benefit of her insights. Obviously, I too have a strong interest in this area, having served a number of terms as a Senator for Dublin University. I am also very proud of my long association with the law school in Trinity...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Rights of the Child in respect of Domestic and International Surrogacy: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank all the witnesses for those helpful and insightful contributions. It is very important to get the legal perspectives and to hear the experiences of those families most directly affected. I was glad to support Equality for Children, which co-hosted the event outside Leinster House in November with Irish Families Through Surrogacy. It was good to meet the witnesses at that time and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Rights of the Child in respect of Domestic and International Surrogacy: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Those were great responses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (1 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 490 and 491 of 19 January 2022, the timeline for the publication of the report mentioned. [5142/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is on schedule to move to its permanent premises for September 2023 given delays in the commencement of building work on that site. [4859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (1 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 814. To ask the Minister for Health the process being put in place as part of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to gather data on the experiences of women who have had to travel outside of the State to access abortion services since the commencement of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5143/22]

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak for the Labour Party on this Bill and to express our disappointment that this is what we are seeing from the Government as a way of addressing the crisis in the cost of living that is sweeping across the country and affecting every community. As we are coming through the crisis of the pandemic, the Government has to confront the twin crises of the climate...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 186. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is putting in place to support children and young persons in Ireland’s development, following the easing of public health restrictions in January 2022. [5484/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will commission an audit of buildings and teaching practices in third-level institutions to determine the accommodations that must be made for students with a disability. [5972/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I ask the Minister whether his Department will commission an audit of buildings and teaching practices in third-level institutions to determine the accommodations that can, and must, be made to enable greater access to students with disabilities.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to hear the news hot off the press that a space survey will be carried out by the HEA and that the Minister will launch the new phase of capital investment calls later this week. It is welcome that will include this emphasis on universal design principles. What both I and the Labour Party spokesperson on higher education, Senator Hoey, have been hearing is that many students...