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

Ivana Bacik: I have already raised with the Tánaiste the Report of the Special Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality. One of the key recommendations is to have a constitutional referendum to expand the definition of family beyond the marital family. I wish to raise a specific issue around treatment of cohabitants that could be addressed by Government through legislation. Some time ago my...

Defects in Apartments - Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing Report: Statements (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important topic on behalf of the Labour Party and to respond to the Minister's proposals on how he and the Government propose to address the issue of defects in apartments. This is a serious issue for many homeowners, families and households. Like other colleagues, I have met many residents of affected apartment blocks, as well as with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the strategies in place to mitigate against increased emissions in the event that certain sectors exceed the total amount of permitted greenhouse gas emissions allowed by their sectoral emissions ceilings; his views, in particular, on reports (details supplied) that reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030 is not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if mechanisms exist to reimburse residential customers of district heating schemes who pay for domestic energy at a commercial rate for excess costs; and if the examination of such a policy is in the remit of the steering group due to report on district heating schemes in 2023. [62761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on introducing a moratorium on new data centre connections in the context of energy security and carbon emissions targets. [62759/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the cross-jurisdictional collaboration which took place in 2022 between his Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Rural and Community Development in Northern Ireland. [63134/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that night-time transport options in urban areas will be able to meet increased demand during the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63058/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the need for the annual publication in a national newspaper of details of the disbursement of "Funds for Good Causes", in light of the report on the independent review of the allocation and utilisation of National Lottery funding. [63056/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the higher social housing income thresholds will come into effect. [62862/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to issue a call for larger properties for the housing of refugees, as was issued in respect of pledged accommodation in individual residential homes. [63059/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 29 November 2022, if she will provide an update on girls with special educational needs in education; if she has plans to review the adequacy of service delivery for such students and pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63055/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 261. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the national disability inclusion strategy transport working group approved the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme at its meeting on 8 December 2022; when the final report will be published; and if submissions made by TWG members between September and October 2022 will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants. [63060/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (15 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if the independent evaluation of the experiences of abortion service providers by Manchester Metropolitan University will be published by the end of the year. [63057/22]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I begin by extending a personal tribute to Deputy Micheál Martin on his public service and thanking him for the courtesy he has extended to me since I became a Deputy. I appreciate it. We all acknowledge that he took office at an unprecedented time of challenge, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, we have faced the additional enormous challenge of the fallout from Russia's...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I want to start by offering my personal good wishes to those who have been appointed or reappointed today to Cabinet, and of course to the incoming Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. However, on behalf of the Labour Party, I want to say that we cannot support this Cabinet, because it is not in truth a new Cabinet and there are no new ideas. There is no change in the policies being offered by this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I wish a happy new year to all. What has emerged in the past week about the conduct of not one, but two Fine Gael Ministers is deeply concerning. It raises fundamental questions about standards in public life, standards in public office, trust in politics, the rule of law and the integrity of our democracy. A Minister of State has already...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: With respect, the Taoiseach has not answered any of my questions. Indeed, his response has shed no clarity and perhaps obscured things further. The crucial point is that we cannot see any return to the bad old days, when politics in Ireland was plagued by corruption, grubby deals and cronyism. We cannot see that. We need to be sure that will not happen again. I repeat my question. In...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It is a valid political question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: As I said, I welcome that we will have a statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform at 5 p.m. I reiterate that there does not seem to be any facility for a response to questions raised by us in opposition. They are valid questions that many of us have already asked the Taoiseach on the floor of this House. There is precedent for having a statement of this nature where...