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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (21 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if staffing shortages in Dublin Airport have been exacerbated by the expiration of stamp 2 visas on 31 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32274/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Visas (21 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the expiration of stamp 2 visas for persons who were enrolled as English language students in the State; and if his attention has been drawn to persons engaged in such courses who are now unable to access their classes due to the expiration of their visas. [32273/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (21 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to tackle the reported incidence of hate crimes being perpetrated across the country, especially against members of the LGBT+ community. [31941/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department maintains figures in respect of departures from the State of stamp 2 visa holders whose permissions expired on 31 May 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32272/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, along with other Opposition speakers I called for a debate this week on the operation of An Bord Pleanála. I am asking the Minister to commit to having that debate at least before the summer recess. We are all conscious that the drip-feed of allegations about impropriety or conflicts of interest have the potential to undermine seriously public confidence in our planning and...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the amendment and thank the Minister for setting out in such detail the extent of the public information campaign. It is some years since this was first mooted and discussed as part of the process of achieving an effective legislative framework on birth information. I am pleased it is at such an advanced stage. I am also pleased that the stakeholder advisory group and NALA are...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I, too, welcome the review. As I said, it is very important and positive to see a statutory framework finally being put in place, after many previous attempts, whereby adopted persons can access birth and identity information. A review will be very helpful in seeing just how effective the legislation is, whether the mandatory information session ultimately operates as a restriction on the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of An Bord Pleanála's review report published in 2016, his views on each recommendation, the recommendations that have been implemented to date and if he will make a statement on the matter. I am conscious that this is particularly timely, given that this is a week in which we were to see the presentation...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for the update. It is, however, of some concern that of the 101 recommendations made by the independent review group in 2016, only 36, or just over one third, have been completed. The others appear to be ongoing or are still to be determined. In the context of such serious allegations about impropriety and a conflict of interest in the operation of An Bord...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for the update. I appreciate that the Minister has not seen the report from Remy Farrell SC. I am glad to hear a commitment to transparency when the report is produced and provided to the Minister. However, this is not just about transparency, but also the ability of all on the Opposition and Government sides to be able to scrutinise the findings in any report...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Later this afternoon, my colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, will introduce Labour's autism Bill, which would create a coherent framework for addressing the needs of children with autism. The need for this sort legislation has become patently clear in recent weeks and months. That need has been clear for a long time for the parents of children with autism who have been waiting for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for the response in respect of the individual case I raised. Again, however, this will be an immense source of frustration for parents who in so many cases have been forced to go public and to air private issues around their children in order to secure what should be the right of each child. It is simply not good enough to hear that the Attorney General's advice is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: This week I was contacted by a woman in Dublin who suffers from the terrible condition of anorexia. She tells me she has no life but is fighting to get it back by getting treatment. A huge obstacle she is facing in getting treatment for this awful disease is that she is on the housing assistance payment, HAP, and cannot find a rented home near the hospital where she is getting treatment....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Phelan. I call on Ms Maria Ní Fhlatharta to make her opening statement on behalf of Disabled Women Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Apologies Maria, but I am just conscious of time. Ms Amy Hassett is also speaking so I want to make sure that everyone gets a fair share of time. I am sorry to interrupt you; please proceed but we have the written statement with the full text of the articles and so on. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you. I did not want to interrupt but you have a long opening statement and I wanted to make sure that everyone gets a fair share. I call Ms Hassett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I think we lost you there Ms Hassett. The line went down but you were almost concluded. I thank you both and I apologise again for curtailing due to time limits. I invite Ms Fiona Weldon to make an opening statement on behalf of the Independent Living Movement Ireland.