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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We know the protection of our children is vital for the future of our country. Mar a deirtear, is todhchaí na tíre iad ár leanaí. We are failing some of our most vulnerable children. On Monday I visited Sligo with our local area representatives Nessa Cosgrove and Bernie Linnane. I visited an important childcare and family support service, Sligo Springboard Family...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: -----is not being guaranteed the long-term and ongoing funding that it needs to make a difference for children in the area.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: But not ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 31. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [9678/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Offices (1 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 32. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit. [9679/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 33. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest shared island dialogue initiatives. [9680/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make a statement on her department's oversight role in relation to the Citizens Information Service. [10660/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the independent review of volunteering in the Citizens Information Service has been completed; and when the report will be published. [10661/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 265. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation centres that were not subject to inspection by officials from the International Protection Accommodation Service or a company (details supplied). [10658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 266. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation centres that were subject to inspection by officials from the International Protection Accommodation Service or a company (details supplied) and that failed the inspection process in each month of 2022 and to date in 2023, expressed as a figure and also as an overall proportion of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The revelations in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme last night told us that parents who are desperate for diagnostic assessments for their children are being exploited by people who call themselves psychologists but who do not have any real qualifications. This is nothing new, but the failure to regulate the use of the title "psychologist" has caused considerable distress to many. When...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Tá cearta tithíochta ag gach duine ach tá an cosc ar dhíshealbhuithe ag críochnú ag deireadh na míosa agus tá géarchéim na ndaoine gan dídean ag dul in olcas. The news today that the eviction ban will not be extended is devastating for thousands of individuals and families who thought it might be because the Taoiseach had been indicating...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (7 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [11006/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [9675/23]

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak for the Labour Party on the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023. Our party whip, Deputy Duncan Smith, has already expressed frustration at the fact the progress of this and other legislation relating to energy has been compressed into such a short timeframe. Indeed, during the debate on the Development...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. It is unedifying to see those two alternatives portrayed. It is good we live in a democracy where there are other choices.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Guím Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan sona ar gach éinne sa Teach. Is iad ár leanaí todhchaí na tíre seo, ach ní féidir leis na hoibrithe a thugann cúnamh agus oideachas dár leanaí óga tithíocht a choimeád de bharr a bpá íseal agus an cosc a stop an Rialtas inné. Níl aon áit ar fáil do...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for the commitment on the referendum. That is welcome. However, we need to see Government policies on care and housing that recognise the difficulties and discrimination still faced by so many women, in particular. It is not just parents who are being failed. While there has been a welcome reduction in fees, there is a huge problem now for childcare and early years...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: On International Women’s Day, we should recall that many women lack support from employers when facing difficult issues around pregnancy loss and reproductive health. To address this, two years ago today, we publish the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 to provide up to 20 days paid leave for women who experience early miscarriage and up to ten...