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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the making public of the stillbirth register; if she has further plans for reform to support families through pregnancy loss and stillbirth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18083/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for processing applications for labour market access permits for international protection applicants; and the average waiting times for renewal of same. [18084/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent gardaí currently stationed at Kevin Street Garda station, Irishtown Garda station, Donnybrook Garda station, Rathmines Garda station, Terenure Garda station, Sundrive Road Garda station and Pearse Street Garda station, in tabular form. [18131/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 543. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to commission research into the support needs of persons with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [17595/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 573. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine the introduction of public provision of childcare, as recommended by the expert group report entitled Partnership for the Public Good; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 574. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation centres for international protection applicants that were subject to inspection by officials from the International Protection Accommodation Service or a company (details supplied) and which failed the inspection process in each month of 2023 and to date in 2024, expressed as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allocate increased funding across all career stages for researchers; and his views on the importance of basic or frontier research and the need for parity of esteem across disciplines. [17530/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Is é cúrsaí tithíochta príomhfhadhb na tíre seo. Is gá dúinn tithe maithe ar phraghas réasúnta a sholáthar do gach duine. Caithfear deireadh a chur le drochpholasaithe an Rialtais seo. Yesterday, the Government presented its quarterly Housing for All update. As always, the press conference appeared to be a smiley, happy occasion....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We have plans.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad the Minister says that housing is the key, number one, priority of the Government. However, we are certainly not seeing a sense of ambition and urgency when it comes to that priority. We are not seeing that trickle down into Government policies. The Minister can provide figures, but the key figure of 4,000 children in homelessness remains a shameful stain on the Government's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: They are delaying the target.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Conor Gallagher in The Irish Times reports today that former soldiers of the elite Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing have resumed military training operations in Libya in an apparent breach of international sanctions. Through their company, Irish Training Solutions, these former elite special forces members are training troops of a Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by Russia. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The recent debate on immigration has been dominated by disinformation. That is regrettable because it is essential we stick to the facts. Because when we talk about immigration, we are talking about people - people who are seeking refuge here in a country that is a welcoming country. Disinformation is making this country less safe for everyone. Communities are suffering because of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raised with the Taoiseach three specific points on which I sought a response on which the Government has failed in its in its approach. The first was on the provision of accommodation and safe shelter. I am glad the Taoiseach said that safe shelter will be provided to those currently forced to sleep in tents on Mount Street but we need to know when. I have been engaging, as have all the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We need clarity of the issue of accommodation provision, on data and on how he is going to deal with the impact of the Rwanda Bill.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We are deeply concerned by the reports today about the Government’s plans to review or abandon Ireland’s triple lock system. When is the debate likely to take place? I see the Tánaiste is bringing proposals to Cabinet today on the basis, he says, that the triple lock leaves decisions on deployment of Irish troops in the hands of China and Russia. That is not the case...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Last week, US President Joe Biden approved €26 billion in new funding for the Israeli regime. He said that funding for weapons for Israel is conditional on compliance with international humanitarian law, yet the evidence that Netanyahu and the Israeli Government are breaking international law is overwhelming as we see that nearly 35,000 civilians in Gaza have now been killed. Gaza's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 159. 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 in April 2024; the reason for the delay; and when the scheme will commence. [18779/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received by each local authority area under the croí cónaithe town fund scheme, standard grant and top-up grant, respectively since the launch of the vacant property refurbishment grant; the number of approvals by each local authority area for the standard grant and the top-up grant,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 422. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of reports of a failure by a municipal district office (details supplied) to maintain vacant and derelict sites registers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19380/24]