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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I express my sympathy to the family of Neno Dolmajian and the families and communities of those who died so tragically on our roads. It is appalling to hear of four deaths in such a short time, bringing the total to such a horrific figure at a time we should be seeing reductions in the number of road fatalities. I join others in that. I raise again the Government’s failure on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for the response. I certainly agree with him on the need to move away from an emergency response and from a reliance on the private sector to provide accommodation for those seeking refuge, but we have seen no sign of urgency from Government on those two issues on which we agree. For far too long, we in Labour have been pressing the Taoiseach and the Government and,...

Tackling All Forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak again for the Labour Party on the topic of gender-based violence. I am glad we have this opportunity to have statements. I thank all those who engaged earlier on the Labour motion we brought forward on the same topic and on the broader topic of support for victims of violent crime more generally. There was some really substantial engagement. I...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The Tánaiste will know that the young campaigner for autism services, Cara Darmody, is continuing her protest this week outside Leinster House. I pay tribute to Cara's tenacity in organising her campaign. She is calling for access to assessments of need and services for all children, and an end to the scandalous waiting lists that far too many are facing. Some time ago, the HSE stated...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I want to start by expressing solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the wake of Russia's horrific attack on a children's hospital in Kyiv yesterday. I welcome the Taoiseach's calling out of that attack as a war crime because it was a war crime. It is another in a series of war crimes committed by Russia in its brutal invasion of Ukraine. It must be condemned by all of us and all of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach and agree that cultural change is needed to stamp out and make what we have called everyday sexism, harassment and gender-based violence a thing of the past in different institutions. I welcome that the Taoiseach said that, where appropriate, criminal investigations by the Garda are under way. The question is what the Government will do now about this. What practical...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We have a concern with the Order of Business in regard to the timing and scheduling tomorrow evening of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. Committee and Remaining Stages are scheduled for 7.57 p.m. Amendments have been tabled by a number of my Labour Party colleagues. We are concerned that there will not be adequate time to debate a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The problem is Committee and Report Stages being taken together.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: That is the problem.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Earlier today, I stood with Labour colleagues outside Leinster House in solidarity with staff from the national advocacy service and SIPTU members who have been left with no option but to resume strike action because of the failure by management to respect Labour Court recommendations. I heard the Taoiseach's earlier response and I listened to it very carefully. He mentioned benchmarking....

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Bill. It is appropriate to see these changes made to the Residential Tenancies Act in order to align student-specific accommodation leases to the academic year. I commend the Union of Students in Ireland and student unions generally across the country. They have been campaigning and looking for this change for some time. I think we all agree...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: First, I welcome the update on Ms Tori Towey. I very much welcome the news that the travel ban has been lifted. It was appalling to see any woman, any Irish citizen, treated in this way. We all wish Tori and her mother well on their return home. I want to raise the appalling situation facing so many vulnerable children in Ireland, namely, those who are in the care of the State. On...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has reviewed, or requested a review, of SEC rules in relation to the use of readers in State examinations; if she is satisfied at the adequacy of supports for students with dyslexia who require questions to be read aloud and synonyms of words provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29321/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for seeking a legal order exempting a portion of State land at the Technological University Dublin college on Aungier Street from social and affordable housing provision requirements when the land transfers; his views on the shortage of social and affordable housing in south Dublin; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 409. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 30 May 2024, the evidence which was adduced or collated to support his Department’s contention that restriction of no-fault evictions would negatively affect supply of rental accommodation in the medium to long term; and the ways in which the recent public consultation on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 193.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting times for driving tests in each county; and the longest waiting time for driving tests in each county, in tabular form.[33900/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 194.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants who had to retake the driver theory test due to their learner permit expiring; and if he will make a statement on extending validity of the learner permit from two years to three years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 832.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to legislate to ensure that so-called co-living tenancies come under rent pressure zone laws; his views on the need to ensure high protections and standards for those living in such dwellings, given the decision to end the building of new co-living developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34883/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 970.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the €20,000 cap for scholarship income for the purpose of claiming disability allowance (DA) will be revised in line with Irish Research Council stipends; and if the cap of ‘scholarships of up to €20,000’ should be read as indicating that funding in excess of €20,000 is counted as means,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1128.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the turnaround times for the printing of naturalisation certificates; the average waiting time in each of the past three years for receipt of a certificate; if there are unusual delays occurring in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34879/24]