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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 749. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of profitability for sessional services funded through the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 750. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the circumstance of the closure of an early year's facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Workplace Discrimination (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 769. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to progress the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 through the Houses of the Oireachtas; if he will provide a timeline for the implementation of the recommendations detailed in the report on the prevalence and use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 898. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if gardaí will no longer sign ML10 forms for persons who need it to prove identity at financial institutions; the potential reasons for not signing it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 905. To ask the Minister for Health if the independent evaluation of the experiences of abortion service providers by a university (details supplied) will be made public; and, if so, if he will provide a timeline for its publication. [54164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 951. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of HIV treatment and support services in Ireland; his views on the adequacy of the geographical spread of such services; if he is satisfied that age-specific and age-appropriate services are available where need exists; and if he has plans to review or expand services. [54342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1102. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of developmental funding allocated towards the implementation of the national cancer strategy in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that Covid swabbers who are due for redeployment after 21 November 2022, will be unpaid during the Christmas period; if he can confirm that all swabbers whose contracts end on 21 November 2022 will be redeployed; the criteria that was applied to determine the contracts which would be extended through to 23 January 2023; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (8 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation that covers the safe and appropriate transport of animal carcasses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55567/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Government commit to introducing a right to paid leave for early miscarriage and reproductive health-related reasons? In 2021, the Labour Party introduced the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill in the Seanad. If passed, it would allow a woman who experienced an early miscarriage leave from the workplace of up to 20 days and up to ten days of paid...

Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to express my deepest sympathies to Vicky’s family, in particular to her husband, Jim, her children, Amelia and Darragh, her parents and the extended Phelan and Kelly families. Our condolences also go to all of the 221+ group, Lorraine Walsh, Stephen Teap and to many others, to Vicky's friends and to our own colleague, Deputy Kelly, who was very...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We should have statements this week on the serious issue of allegations of child sexual abuse that have been made arising out of the RTÉ documentary and disclosures since then into the Spiritans, Blackrock College and other schools. It is a huge issue. My colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, and many others have called for an independent inquiry and survivors have also been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I commend the immense courage of all of those who have come forward in recent weeks to disclose abuse by the Spiritans and other religious orders following the powerful "Blackrock Boys" documentary on RTÉ radio. I thank the Taoiseach for agreeing at my request to schedule a debate on these allegations and the horrific and widespread abuse that appears to have been perpetrated. In...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Political Community meeting in Prague and the informal European Council meeting. [55384/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Fáiltím an Ceann Comhairle ar ais. When the Taoiseach attended the European Political Community forum in Prague on 6 October, the protests in Iran were only a few weeks old. Tomorrow marks the two-month anniversary of the tragic death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. Since then, more than 300 people have died over two months of demonstrations, and as many as 14,000 may have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Could I take 30 seconds for the Taoiseach's response on Iran?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [52891/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Internal records from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage revealed last Thursday in the Irish Daily Mail confirmed the Housing for All targets are not adequate to meet the growing need. When the Government plan was published, the Labour Party made it clear that Ireland needed close to 50,000 homes per year, rather than the target of below 30,000 under Housing for All....

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to speak on this motion. We are aware that energy prices have risen across Europe. That is not in question, but there are particular factors at play in Ireland. Bloomberg is reporting that the biggest monthly gains in electricity costs are in Dublin, where power rates have climbed by 44%. Similarly, the costs of gas and other fuels are going up and up. We can no doubt attribute...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to raise the issue of the Spiritans and the horrific abuse of children perpetrated at Blackrock College. I am glad that, in response to my question yesterday, the Taoiseach has committed to a debate on the matter in the House next week. I welcome the apology from the Spiritans this morning and the announcement of an independent process, but we still need to consider having a public...