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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will contribute at the end. I will give everyone a final go now. This is a shorter round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: This is recommendation 42 of the assembly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Professor O'Hagan. That is interesting to hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Professor O'Hagan. She said she would be happy to share the Scottish Government's response to the 31 recommendations when it comes out. The committee would be delighted to receive that response as a follow-up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That finishes our round of questions. I have one question and Professor O'Hagan will be glad to hear it is a fairly concise one. It relates to a matter that arose in our previous session which dealt specifically with recommendation 44. The citizens' assembly recommended that the Government legislate for equality budgeting across all Government bodies, including local authorities. We had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is very helpful to hear that point about the public sector equality duty. We have a similar provision, which is equally under-used or under-implemented at present. That is a very important point and we will take that on board. I thank Professor O'Hagan again for her comprehensive responses and for her written submission. We appreciate her engagement, on recommendation No. 44 in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: First, on behalf of the Labour Party I extend a welcome to the British ambassador, who is here, and I extend our condolences to the British people and to all those on this island who have been impacted by the sad loss of their Head of State. I also note the very positive contribution their queen made to relations between Britain and Ireland on her visit here, not just to Cork but also to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach. That is important and we welcome the moves made at EU level on a windfall tax but there are things the Government could do here too that should be done. Let us look at it in the following way. We have significant levels of gas consumption coming from our own Corrib gas field on this island and we know that Vermilion's revenues last year increased by 267%. The cost...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Earlier I asked what the Government would do to protect people from the skyrocketing cost of energy and what it intends to do to address both the cost-of-living crisis and the energy crisis, and I suggested radical and creative measures are needed. We in the Labour Party have proposed a measure that would have the dual effect of helping households struggling with bills and helping us to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2021 will be published. [35871/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for setting out the detail of the Department’s annual report. I am glad to say that we, in the Oireachtas special Joint Committee on Gender Equality, are on track to complete our work in December and to produce a report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality. I look forward to engaging with the Taoiseach on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit within his Department. [35872/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for providing the information on the parliamentary liaison unit, which, as we know, provides detailed information on matters upcoming in the Dáil and Seanad and carries out a number of other functions. I want to raise with the Taoiseach a particular issue pertaining to a service which has been providing a similar service to the public, namely, the Citizens...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Citizens Information offices.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach. I will continue to engage with him.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit and address to the European Parliament. [34513/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I agree with the Taoiseach's words on John Hume's vision and with his reflections on the brutal war in Ukraine, from which we are seeing an enormous impact. We have to recall those who come here fleeing other wars. In recent days, I have heard real concerns around a resettlement programme for Syrian refugees fleeing war and Afghan refugees who are here and in many cases seeking family...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: All of us speak on the motion this evening in the context of what the Minister has rightly described as unprecedented times. In effect, we have a three-pronged crisis - a cost-of-living crisis, an energy crisis and a chronic housing and homelessness crisis. This is framed by the overarching spectre of the climate emergency. It is indeed an unprecedented time. On this side of the House, as...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We know that inflation will likely reach the 10% mark this year. That is an extraordinary and alarming figure. We know that already the cost-of-living crisis is biting hard on so many households, families, and individuals across the country. In the face of this, the Government has only committed to an increase in the minimum wage to bring it to €11.30 per hour, amounting to an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There was not 10% inflation.