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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to produce the annual Climate Action Plan; when the public consultation on same will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29578/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to produce Ireland’s Long-Term Strategy (LTS); if there are plans to submit the LTS in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 387. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations or policies which require ATMs to be accessible; and the body that enforces these regulations.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1873. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for persons who have applied for a new wheelchair. [30611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1874. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered amending the Health Act 1970 and other relevant legislation to make application for a wheelchair more accessible to persons who do not possess a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (14 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1875. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that the HSE has granted in cases where the applicant exceeds the income guidelines in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [30613/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of opening the Student Access Fund to non-domestic students. [31156/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the witnesses. Members have the option of being physically present in the committee room or joining the meeting via Microsoft Teams from Leinster House offices but they may not participate in the meeting from outside the parliamentary precincts. I ask those joining on Teams to mute their microphones when not making a contribution and to use the raise-hand function to indicate. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you. I invite Mr. Peelo to give an opening statement on behalf of Treoir.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you, Mr. Peelo. I will go to Deputy Carroll MacNeill first and then to Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Byrne for that clarification. I call Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There is plenty there. I will go first to Mr. O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The figures on pay rates are stark. That is very clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is good to hear a good news story.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: This has been a major issue for us. It is in the report of the Citizens' Assembly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is not said enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Does Mr. Peelo wish to come in on that last point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Does Ms Byrne wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will start with the questions I am dying to ask. I thank everyone for their submissions, statements and engagement with the committee. It has been really helpful and it is good we have a gender balance and that it is not just women discussing childcare which is often the case in these Houses. On practical implementation and on the early childhood education and care recommendations, Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is very clear and I thank Ms Byrne. I turn to Mr. O’Connor now and I commend him and SIPTU on the very important work in highlighting the pay and conditions for so many of those in the sector. I visited early years centres in Limerick recently and heard his point exactly that those who are training early years educators at University of Limerick said that very few of the class...