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Written Answers — Department of Health: Bereavement Certificate (20 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1298. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent legislation passed in Westminster to create an optional bereavement certificate for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation; and his plans to introduce a similar initiative here. [11946/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of core funding provided in Budget 2022 which was used to uplift wages in the early years and school age childcare sector; the amount which has remained unspent; and if the balance is publicly available on an ongoing basis. [13419/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 304. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the independent review of the radiation therapist profession, which was agreed between the HSE, his Department and an organisation (details supplied) under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Committee, which has been underway since December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have participated in the Laura Brennan HPV vaccination catch-up programme to date; the targets set for the programme; if he will report on the programme extension review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding to date which has been allocated to the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023 - 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges for all medical card holders. [13436/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme to a €60 threshold per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of annual funding budgeted for the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 to conduct its annual activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/24]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Debate on the nomination of a third Taoiseach in one Dáil term is unprecedented in Irish politics. I want to start by repeating my personal good wishes to the outgoing Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, on the next chapter of his life. I acknowledge that he undoubtedly led the country through challenging times, particularly Brexit and Covid. I also acknowledge, as he said earlier, the need for...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: It is important that we are respectful in politics.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: As Deputy Harris has acknowledged, however, he does not have much time to change the course of this Government. I hope he has the courage to try to make that change but unfortunately, from what we have heard so far, his elevation today will not deliver the change that we need. That is why we in the Labour Party cannot support the Fine Gael nomination for Taoiseach. The appointment of...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We in the Labour Party have been saying this for more than a year. I wonder how Deputy Harris's colleagues in government have felt about that call, given how quick many of them were to mock our call for 50,000 new builds per annum that we made last year.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I do not want to say we told you so but we do need to see actual delivery of homes. It is not good enough for the Minister, Deputy Ryan to say you are warming up after so many years in government. Absent from that announcement was any real commitment to increase the State's resourcing to ensure delivery of the supply of public, social and affordable housing that people need across...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Health is an holistic issue and we deserve a Government which recognises that. We need to ensure that staffing emergency departments, creating healthy workplaces and implementation of disability rights are taken seriously by this Government. It is welcome to see the incoming Taoiseach's re-commitment to ratifying the UNCRPD optional protocol, but we need meaningful measures to make change...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I am sharing time. On a personal level, I offer my congratulations and good wishes to the new Taoiseach, the new Ministers and the not-so-new Ministers. It is a proud day for you and your families. We do know, however, that these are only very temporary appointments, with less than a year to go until a general election. Even in that short time, I am sorry we have not seen more women...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (10 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: For Labour too, I want to express disappointment that we are not having Leaders’ Questions today. I have with me the original report of the Business Committee for this week and there was originally a very extensive schedule of business to be conducted over today and tomorrow. We have had two weeks of recess and we have had plenty of time to prepare for this. This House is only now...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the adequacy of Housing for All building targets; when revised targets will be published; his plans to speed up delivery of housing in line with established need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15950/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Minister for housing make a statement on the adequacy of Housing for All building targets, when revised targets will be published and his plans to speed up delivery of housing in line with established need? The question relates again to targets, but this time to the need for greater ambition and urgency on targets for delivery of homes.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Before I respond, I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, on his appointment. I note that this is, I think, the third Minister of State with responsibility for planning in the lifetime of this Government. It is perhaps not such a positive sign with such a big planning Bill going through Committee Stage currently to see this changeover, but I wish the Minister of State well...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: People are crying out for speeded-up delivery of new homes. Every time any of us go out and meet people at any point, that is all we hear. It is across communities and multi-generational. It is the civil rights issue of our times. The Government is not going to publish revised targets until the autumn, when the incoming Taoiseach announced at the Ard-Fheis on Saturday that 250,000 homes...