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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays in completing the process to give statutory protection to the designation of "counsellor"; and if progress can be made on regulating rogue crisis pregnancy agencies notwithstanding those reasons. [16532/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 733. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with technology communications companies with respect to advertising of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies' websites online; and if he will make a statement on his Department's work to ensure that persons seeking advice are able to access MyOptions.ie and other HSE resources. [16533/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 734. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 22 February 2023, the number of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies operating here of which his Department and the HSE are aware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the need to legislate to curtail the activities of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies; and if he will adopt and pass the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016. [16535/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in extending the income disregard for medical cards to include the rent-a-room income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 764. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for publishing the report on recommendations for standardised design of student accommodation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16646/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 765. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for publishing the Action Plan in response to the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs report on modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 766. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on approving student accommodation schemes, in light of the approval of the long-term student accommodation policy approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16661/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach's Government is failing neurodiverse children and their families. It needs to do more on autism services. One year ago, we in Labour put forward a Dáil motion on autism services for children. It included a call for action to end the lengthy delays, the backlog, in accessing assessments of need for children. Responding to our motion then, the Minister of State, Deputy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for committing to meet Cara Darmody and her family. They will be really appreciative of that. As he said, that meeting will take place in the next few weeks. They have new information. They have been incredibly impactful - I must say that and pay tribute to them - in raising awareness about the lack of services, lack of autism services and services for neurodiverse...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach an issue I have been raising for some time with his predecessor and, indeed, the Tánaiste, namely, justice for survivors of Thalidomide in Ireland. I know the Taoiseach is well aware of this scandal. I have worked closely for some time now with the Irish Thalidomide Association and Ms Finola Cassidy, in particular, on the need for a State apology and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Taoiseach make a commitment today to engage with the Irish Thalidomide Association-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: -----to secure a resolution of this issue for the survivors and their families?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 781: In page 302, line 22, to delete “5 years” and substitute “3 years”. This is the amendment about the "use it or lose it" clause.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 782: In page 302, line 26, to delete “5 years” and substitute “3 years”. Again, it has been previously discussed and it has the same purpose, to reduce the normal duration of a planning permission.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 783: In page 302, line 27, to delete “5 years” and substitute “3 years”.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the planning guidelines in respect of childcare facilities as part of large-scale developments will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16990/24]

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I commend the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss and the young people's assembly on biodiversity loss. I commend Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and the members of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action on their work on this important report. I commend, in particular, Deputy Leddin who chaired the joint committee because, having been in the Chair of a...