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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. O'Sullivan for her rousing words and for highlighting the STEM passport programme. It sounds exciting and addresses many of the issues the committee was just discussing with the Minister. I invite Ms Sheridan to make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Sheridan. We really appreciate that. I will now open the floor to members for questions and answers. Senator Higgins indicated first. I know she is under time pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Members are being very polite.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will go to Senator Warfield and then Senator Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. O'Sullivan for sharing her personal experience and for giving the Trinity access programme a shout-out. I have a lot of experience of it and it is super. It has been very powerful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Well, I will give Trinity a shout-out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Sheridan very much for sharing that personal experience and for that shout-out for the DARE scheme, which has also been very powerful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a great question. I think we all share-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is not contrary at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The Deputy can ask her follow-up question now and we will then come back to Dr. Corcoran and Ms Sheridan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will come back to Dr. Corcoran on the next round as there is a technical hitch. I call Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious of time but perhaps Dr. O'Sullivan would like to come in briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There are two more members who want to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We could be here all day but we have two more members to come in and we will wrap it up then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise for the delay in bringing the Senator in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is fair enough. We all agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Senator. That was a good concluding question. I will return to each of our guests in return, beginning with Ms Sheridan, then Dr. Corcoran and giving Dr. O'Sullivan the last word.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. Corcoran. Dr. O'Sullivan has the last word.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. O'Sullivan very much. That is a good, positive note to end on. I thank our guests so much for their engagement with us this morning and, indeed, into the afternoon. It has been really helpful and constructive. It was a good complement to the earlier session we had with the Minister, Deputy Foley, where we could tease out some of the issues that are still facing so many...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Today's report from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, makes for truly alarming reading. Even in the unlikely event that we meet all of our goals in the climate action plan and see those policies fully implemented on time, we know our greenhouse gas emissions would only fall by 28% by 2030, just half of what is legally required in accordance with the Government's own laws. Labour has...