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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for responding on the issue of workers' rights at RTÉ. Indeed, there are very serious issues for workers at levels below those top management levels at RTÉ. Trevor Keegan, chair of the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, group at RTÉ said today that the impending redundancies at RTÉ loom large and that the prospect is impacting morale among...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Last night in Dublin city centre and in Cork, we saw hundreds of delivery workers in high-vis gear on bikes take to the streets to strike and to protest against the exploitation they face because of the practices of online platforms like Deliveroo and Just Eat. We know that platform workers such as delivery drivers are paying a very high price for our convenience. These workers have been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if is considering intervening in the Gambia vs. Myanmar case before the International Court of Justice, in support of international efforts to ensure justice and accountability for the Rohingya population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7334/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I also extend my sympathy and that of the Labour Party to the family and friends of Michael O’Regan and pay tribute to him. The news of his untimely death is very sad. I join the call for a debate this week on the aspect of the Children’s Rights Alliance report referred to. This is the third consecutive year in which the Government has received an E grade - an unacceptable...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I start by extending my deepest personal sympathy to the family of the 16-year-old girl who died three weeks ago in University Hospital Limerick. That desperately sad new was reported in the Irish Independenttoday by Eavan Murray, just a year after the tragic death of Aoife Johnston in the same hospital. I understand that an inquiry has been launched into the incident. That is clearly very...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: -----serious issues around patient safety and overcrowding at UHL.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. Upon taking office in December 2022, the Taoiseach's stated aim was to make Ireland the best country in which to be a child and to improve well-being and opportunity for children. However, there are many children in Ireland today who are being failed by the State. I am talking about children who are denied care in our health system, who are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We are certainly ready to acknowledge progress where it has been made and we have welcomed moves by Government to review how additional funding for spinal surgery was spent by the VHI as that is important. However, I repeat that it is just not good enough for the Taoiseach to say it will take two Governments to resolve issues with children's health in Ireland. He is in government and has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Permanent. I said "permanent".

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: But we need the team of medics to support the consultants.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: There was more grim news this week for the thousands of people desperate to find a secure and affordable home. House prices are now higher than the Celtic tiger peak yet the Government's building targets remain too low. It is four months since the Taoiseach admitted to me in Leaders’ Questions that more ambition would be needed. Instead of Housing for All, it seems we are still...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for his comments. I commend Naomi O'Leary. Her article makes for chilling reading. Undoubtedly, there are issues with the arbitrary deductions from workers wages and workplace practices. To return to the issue of Godart's treatment of his tenants, what is the Government going to do to ensure unscrupulous landlords like Godart will be made accountable and that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: So far in 2024, more than 30 people have died on our roads, each death an utter human tragedy and devastating for families and friends. Roughly one life has been lost every other day since the new year. This is a shocking figure. We see that fewer than 5% of people told to hand over their learner permit following conviction for a road traffic offence comply with the law. Will the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (20 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the position regarding the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill; if the proposed legislation, and in particular provisions restricting recourse to the courts, is compatible with the Good Friday Agreement's guarantees on rights safeguards and equality of opportunity; and if he will report on his engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the new low cost home energy upgrade loan scheme, announced on 26 October 2023, will commence this month; and, if not, when the new scheme will commence. [7544/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (20 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 517. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date for the opening of the redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes; if the programme is on schedule to be launched; the projected processing time for payments; and if he will make a statement on concerns that processing will be too slow and that the enhanced medical card may not be sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (22 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position of the Office of Public Works in relation to South Dublin County Council's proposal to redevelop the Rathfarnham Castle courtyards and stables by building a 14,000 sq. m commercial retail and food unit; and specifically, the position regarding the proposal to create a new food retailer beside the café operated by the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I, too, call for the Minister to take questions in the Dáil tomorrow. It is important, in particular after we saw what was, in effect, a summary dismissal of the chair of the RTÉ board on Thursday night, that is, the forced resignation of Siún Ní Raghallaigh. I also seek a debate on rough sleeping and what the Government proposes to do to tackle the crisis of rough...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Last Friday marked a new and very troubling record on homelessness. We saw that 13,531 people on the homelessness list are now in emergency accommodation, more than 4,000 of whom are children. That is a really stark figure. Each one is an individual tragedy. In Dublin alone, nearly 10,000 are homeless and yet we are seeing simply no sense of urgency or ambition from Government in tackling...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The saga that is RTÉ should not distract us from the ongoing housing crisis and housing disaster. Last Friday, homelessness figures set another new and shameful record for the Government. There are now 13,531 people homeless, including more than 4,000 children - a 17% increase in one year - which is truly shocking. This is a time when, as Lorcan Sirr writes, there are more than 18,000...