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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated budget required for the proposed acquisition of a floating storage and regasification unit and the construction of ancillary grid-connection facilities, if approved; the estimated annual budget to be allocated for the protection of a floating storage and regasification unit from potential attack during...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the relative risks pertaining to the probability of gas supply disruption from the UK, given the presence of two separate Moffat pipelines, outweigh the climate risks, at national and international level, associated with the inevitable emissions from a proposed new floating storage and regasification unit; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the continued vacancies of two positions on the board of the Road Safety Authority since 1 January 2024; when the vacancies will be filled; his views on the board's capacity to manage recent increases in road deaths with a barely quorate seven members, instead of the full complement of nine; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the funding awarded for schoolbooks was reduced to €80 per pupil from €96 in 2023; the savings to her Department from this reduction; if schools are allowed to pass on higher costs to parents; if she plans to reduce it further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24053/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the current maximum remediation option grant of €420,000 by 10% as provided for in the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to account for increased building costs; when he intends to review the level of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will implement the updated costs report from an organisation (details supplied) received by his Department on 29 March 2024 to ensure that grants under the defection concrete blocks scheme account for increased construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes he plans to make to the defective concrete block scheme; if he will ensure the cost of replacing foundations is provided for; the action he intends to take to address the presence of pyrite and pyrrhotite in aggregates within poured concrete foundations and the risk that these will cause future damage to rebuilt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason parents of twins and triplets only receive one entitlement to parent's benefit until the child attains the age of two, given that 130 days' parental leave is provided per child. [23639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 435. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 8 May 2024, if he will list all the preparatory steps which are required prior to commencement of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023; and if he will offer a progress report in respect of each of these steps. [23668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 491. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend BreastCheck screening to younger age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24054/24]

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

Ivana Bacik: I join in welcoming the Waterford Crystal workers to the Gallery and the Taoiseach's commitment to meet them. This week saw more grim news on climate, with the latest projections from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, showing starkly that we are not going to meet our emissions reductions targets, have no chance of achieving a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, even though this is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Reviews (30 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Justice in respect of the need to update the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if he is satisfied that the redress scheme for construction defects is practicable in view of the lack of a review so far. [24572/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Reviews (30 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The question is to ask the Minister for housing if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Justice in respect of the need to update the Multi-Unit Developments, MUDs, Act 2011 and if he is satisfied that the redress scheme for construction defects is practicable in view of the lack of a review so far.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Reviews (30 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State. I am somewhat disappointed the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, did not respond directly on this question given the importance of this issue and the fact that I have engaged directly with him on the issue of the redress schemes. I am glad to hear that the regulations are being prepared. Can the Minister of State provide a timeline for their approval and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Reviews (30 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for the greater clarity on timelines. To return to the point around regulation of owner management companies, we are all conscious that these companies are taking on immense roles. Many of them are volunteer-led and they are simply lacking, in many cases, in the necessary supports and guidance. They are lacking a regulator. That is why we have seen the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We hear ominous reports from the Israeli Government that it intends to continue pursuing its genocidal war in Gaza until the end of this year and beyond, while it refuses to comply with the International Court of Justice ruling calling for an immediate halt to the military offensive in Gaza. We see children continuing to be killed in Gaza. We see what is happening in Rafah, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will legislate to restrict no-fault evictions. [24573/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I support that call. I do not believe the Planning and Development Bill should be guillotined tomorrow night. It is a really important Bill. We have seen great concern about it. There are over 800 amendments down on Report Stage. The Minister has put down an amendment based on an amendment Labour put down on Committee Stage that will require a good deal of debate. It is an amendment to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I will raise an issue I have raised with the Taoiseach previously and which he spoke about earlier, that is, the ongoing failure by the Government to provide adequate accommodation for those who come here seeking refuge and are in the international protection system. I agree with him that it is inhumane and unsustainable to have people camping on the streets or in public parks, but it is...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: On 27 February, we witnessed a historic vote in the European Parliament. MEPs in Strasbourg voted to approve the first-ever EU-wide nature restoration law to tackle the existential climate and biodiversity crisis. The Socialists and Democrats group, in which we in Labour are deeply proud to now be represented following the election last night of my dear friend Deputy Ó...