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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 1 October 2024, if she has plans to make a symbolic or compensatory payment to those who were previously excluded; and the number of family carers who have become eligible, following the changes to eligibility made. [41079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to legislate to redress social protection inequalities for non-marital families; and if legislation to progress these matters will be brought during this Government's term of office. [41343/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Union (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the European Commission infringement case against Ireland (details supplied) for the failure to transpose Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combatting Racism and Xenophobia, her plans to address this infringement case; her plans to transpose this framework decision and the timeframe for same; her plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 536. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection that have been issued with a notice of eviction by the Ukraine crisis temporary accommodation team due to a violation of the absence protocol since its introduction in October 2023. [41034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 537. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have obtained extraordinary absence permission since the absence protocol’s introduction; and the number of requests for extraordinary absence permission since October 2023. [41035/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 538. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the absence protocol for beneficiaries of temporary protection for those residing in State-contracted accommodation will be permitted to leave over the Christmas period. [41036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the consolidation of accommodation portfolio for beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he will supply anonymised data for contracts terminated in each month of 2024, by county, in tabular form; the number of beds, and cost per bed per night for each contract terminated; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 558. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if increased ECCE hours constitute a new service under the core funding scheme; and the method of calculating what is a proportionate fee increase for services that have not increased fees in the past decade. [41534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons why the aims of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, including the right to identity of donor-conceived children, cannot be achieved by facilitating the signing of the relevant consent forms, the signing of a statutory declaration confirming compliance with the requirements established by S.I. No. 158/2006, the recording of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 663. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers that, because there may be a genetic condition, it is reasonable and proportionate to deny a child the need to have their parentage legally recognised, notwithstanding the fact that not all genetic conditions are tested and it is not possible to oblige someone to disclose a genetic condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Taoiseach's comments this morning that he is looking for a pathway to progress the occupied territories Bill. That is welcome. I also note, however, that he said it will be challenging to see it passed before the election, whenever that will be. On this side of the House, I think we would all be willing to facilitate the speedy passing of the Bill, given the ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (22 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to legislate for the Dublin Bay Bill 2021. [42821/24]

Public Health Service Staffing: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I pay tribute to my colleague Deputy Duncan Smith who has led for us on this important motion. As Deputy Smith has said, this is the last Labour Party Private Member's motion in the lifetime of this Dáil. It might even be last Private Member's motion. In any case we thought it was vitally important we would put it down on the issue of healthcare and especially healthcare staffing. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Education is the great liberator, but that is if you can get an education. In Ireland in 2024, as we have learned today, 44 pupils across the country are being taught at home because there is no school place available for them. A further 150 young people are receiving home tuition because of anxiety or mental health issues but also in many cases because there are just not enough staff in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Oh shut up.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Apologies, a Cheann Comhairle, but I have really had enough of that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for his constructive response. A Cheann Comhairle, I apologise for my language earlier but I am sick of taking insults and abuse on cycling from Deputies who believe that God above is in charge of the weather and who have no record of taking the climate crisis seriously. I have no time for that nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I have no time for that nonsense when we are----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: A Cheann Comhairle, I want to address the Taoiseach's response to me. Government policy is taking teachers for granted, notwithstanding his response. We still have some of the highest pupil-teacher ratios in Europe. The Government promised a citizens' assembly on the future of education which seems to have been quietly dropped. We want to know when the Taoiseach will address the teacher...