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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 141. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need to divest programmes under the auspices of his Department from organisations which are funded by the gambling industry. [51195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 153. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need for promotion among healthcare staff of impartial information on the health effects of gambling, separate to that provided by organisations which receive funding from the gambling sector. [51193/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 154. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding streams to addiction services to remove the need for organisations in the sector to accept funding from the gambling industry. [51196/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gambling Sector (22 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to promote divestment in the gambling industry by third-level institutions; and, in particular, his views on the practice of organisations in the sector sponsoring academic programmes and sports events. [51192/23]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, lines 26 and 27, to delete “Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage” and substitute “AnCoimisiún Toghcháin”. I wrote to the Minister earlier this week to explain the rationale behind putting these amendments and I welcome the opportunity to do so. We entirely accept the report of the Electoral...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for setting out in detail the reasons for his decision not to accept the amendment. In the circumstances I will withdraw it but I reserve the right to come back on Report Stage. We would like to take a little bit of time to look over these reasons and then consider whether we will resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "(3) An Coimisiún Toghcháinshall conduct research and, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, make such recommendations as it considers appropriate to Dáil Éireann on— (a) an appropriate reconstitution of electoral divisions in the State in accordance with objective...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I will resist the temptation. The point is that this is very welcome. We have updated our electoral system and machinery for running elections through the establishment of a new permanent commission. We must also make sure that the rules and legislative provisions the Electoral Commission will implement are also up-to-date and fit for purpose. This is a matter of tidying up but it is an...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Cathaoirleach. That is good to know. I also thank the Minister for his response. I will withdraw the amendment in the circumstances and reserve the right to come back on Report Stage. I very much welcomed the research programme. On Second Stage, I stated that I and my party certainly intend to make a submission. We will raise issues on obsolete or anomalous definitions and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I am withdrawing amendment No. 2. We have not got to amendment No. 3 yet.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: And that is bad.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, after line 30, to insert the following: “Research on revision of Dáil constituencies 5.In relation to the revision of Dáil constituencies, An Coimisiún Toghcháin shall within 24 months of the passing of this Act, conduct research and make such recommendations as it considers appropriate to Dáil Éireann on— ...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, I know.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I withdraw my amendment.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Táimid ar fad ag déanamh brón le comhphobal Ghaelscoil Mhuire agus leo siúd atá fós san ospidéal. Uppermost in all our thoughts and minds today are those who were so brutally attacked on Parnell Square last Thursday - the little girl and the care worker still in hospital; the other children injured and traumatised in the attack; their families, friends,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I hope those individuals, and they know who they are, are reflecting today. There is no one in this country who did not anticipate that the far right might seek to orchestrate unrest in our capital. On Thursday, what we saw was a perfect storm, a complete collapse of order on our streets through a combination of failures, namely, failure to tackle the far right and failure to address the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: What we need to see from the Government is action. We need to see three actions in particular. First is conducting an independent and urgent review into what went wrong in order that we can see proper accountability. A Policing Authority review is not enough. We need to see the inspectorate going in. We need an independent review of what went wrong. We also need to see a real commitment...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: This is the sort of language that just goes on to-----