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Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: It is the amendments.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I will make three points in response to the Minister's comments. First, I restate that the difficulty for all of us in opposition with the process tonight is that we have not had sufficient opportunity to debate the amendments from the Seanad. There are 627 of them in 31 groupings and we are still on the first grouping. Three hours is not enough time to debate amendments we have not had an...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I very much support amendment No. 31. It is important to see the expansion of the definition of "transport infrastructure" to include, specifically, infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. I am delighted to see that. I hope we can all support it. I endorse Deputy Matthews’s comments on rights of way. I tabled amendments in this regard tabled on Committee Stage, as he...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raise the incredibly volatile and concerning situation in the Middle East. As we were coming into the Chamber, we heard reports Israeli troops are, as we speak, firing on three UNIFIL positions in Lebanon. We understand from reports that one of those is the base at Naquora, that there are injured UN peacekeepers and that UNIFIL is to issue a statement very soon. No Irish peacekeepers are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: As the Tánaiste said, clearly the situation is unfolding. UNIFIL is due to give a statement shortly but the reports are extremely concerning. I agree that of course we need to see an immediate ceasefire. It is also true, as the Tánaiste said, that Israel is not listening to allies. It is not listening to anyone. That is the point. It is continuing to act because it believes it...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raise the ongoing brutal bombardment by Israel of Gaza and Lebanon, and I want to ask the Taoiseach about the occupied territories Bill. Over the last few days, I think we have all watched with great distress as Israel's actions have escalated still further to an even more horrific degree in Gaza and Lebanon. On Sunday morning, UNIFIL reported that 15 peacekeepers were injured in Lebanon...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach. It is encouraging to hear that we will not wait for European consensus and that the advice will go to the Cabinet next week. Certainly, if there is anything we in the Opposition can do to ensure the expediting of the passage of the occupied territories Bill, I think we will all do it. It has cross-party support. That is encouraging. At EU level, we support the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The Labour Party has drafted legislation, as the Taoiseach may know, to make unincorporated associations accountable for paying redress for abuse that has been committed by members or those under the power of those organisations. The need for this Bill was brought to the fore by the recent scoping inquiry on sexual abuse in schools but, of course, it would apply not just to religious orders...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Can the Taoiseach advise if he can provide an update on this before the general election and will we see this Bill capable of being brought into law?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: It is some weeks since the budget but those locked out of securing housing are realising how little it does for them because house prices and rents are still going up and availability is not keeping pace with demand for homes. I know the Taoiseach will agree on this because we are all so aware of the chronic housing shortage and the impact it is having on so many people and communities. The...

Child Protection: Statements (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: In any discussion of child protection, we must think first of survivors and victims of childhood abuse. Their needs and rights must be front and centre. Child protection procedures are in place to protect children. That may sound self-evident but it can sometimes be lost in translation. In my previous life as a practising lawyer, I had the experience of representing survivors of abuse in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We are all aware of the terrible impact on children of long waiting lists, particularly for those with scoliosis and spina bifida. As we head into flu season, all of us are thinking about healthcare and the health of our children, and we all know how much we need a new national children's hospital. Last week, the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and members of the board of the...

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

Ivana Bacik: Next week, the Labour Party will table a motion on the crisis in healthcare for patients and staff. Throughout the country, trade unions representing healthcare workers are holding lunchtime protests because the new de facto recruitment embargo is leaving vital positions unfilled and, therefore, putting patient safety at risk. It is taking up to a year to fill vacancies and when someone...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of courses that have been cancelled by Solas in 2024 to date that were offered in 2023; how many in total were offered in 2023 and 2024 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42130/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many adult education tutors were employed in 2023 and 2024 respectively; the amount spent on teaching hours in ETBs in 2023 and 2024; if there has been a reduction in the number of funded hours for adult education and a reduction in the number of courses offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42131/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been reduction in funding from Solas to ETBs; if less funding from the NTF is being provided to fund courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42132/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm the status of Ireland’s membership of the Joint Taskforce on International Taxation, now known as the Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce; if so, if he will make a statement on the levies and taxation options identified, and report on progress on the envisaged narrowing down of options; if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department carries out reviews in respect of the effectiveness of individual toll booths and bridges; if so, where such reviews are made publicly available; if he has plans to exempt motorists who live within 1km of a toll, and who cannot feasibly commute by car within passing through the toll. [41232/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 340. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department maintains a policy on ensuring that residents of Northern Ireland have equal access to Irish sporting events, including by way of broadcasting; and if she has discussed the matter with her counterpart in the British Government. [41326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 341. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Coimisiún na Meán has a role in ensuring access by residents of Northern Ireland to broadcasting of sporting events by Irish broadcasters; and, if not, her plans to transfer such powers to it. [41327/24]