Results 11,081-11,100 of 11,524 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mining Industry (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has a role in considering applications for a gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains, given that it may impact on heritage sites there; and if he will make a statement on his engagement with the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy on the matter. [4169/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 576. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the need for workforce planning in respect of radiation therapists; her plans to engage with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 608. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the need to ensure waiting lists are not exacerbated by cancellation of elective surgeries and outpatient care, following Storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 609. To ask the Minister for Health her views on reports that four linear accelerators in Dublin, Cork and Galway were not in use in Autumn 2024 due to staffing shortages; and the position regarding these linear accelerators now. [4165/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the anticipated impact on training courses in the 2025-2026 academic year of the end of the human capital initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4159/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €50 million increase in funding for ‘enterprise-focused higher education’ under the National Training Fund, as set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025, will be made available to training courses currently funded by the human capital initiative, given that the initiative is due to come to an end;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (11 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 718. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need for a stipend or financial supports to supply radiation therapy students with assistance with uniform purchase or rental, travel and reimbursement for work on clinical placements; and his plans to bring financial reimbursement in line with other courses, such as nursing. [4166/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, has had a string of bad luck with ministerial issues. It is a sort of reverse Midas touch. In his previous role, he had to deal with bike shelter and security hut overspends by the OPW. Now, weeks into his new job, we find out about this extraordinary and alarming spend of nearly €7 million on a failed IT project at the Arts Council. This enormous...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. I am glad he has acknowledged there are clearly questions for the Department as well as the Arts Council. I listened to the Minister expressing his anger and disappointment on the radio this morning, but we need more than just expressions of anger and disappointment from the line Minister. We need greater clarity on when he became aware of this....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I reiterate my call for a Dáil debate on this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: We know that housing is the single most immediate challenge facing this Government - the civil rights issue of this generation. Last week, the Labour Party offered a motion that was the first opportunity for TDs to debate housing in this Dáil term. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage was a no-show and there was tumbleweed on the Government benches during the debate....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Is the Taoiseach saying that is ag insint bréaga?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: That is being Jesuitical.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Everyone knew they were not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The Deputy should sit on the other side of the House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: It seems that the Government and its lackeys on this side of the House-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: -----are simply going to use any opportunity to shout down members of the Opposition who are making serious points about housing. The Taoiseach is letting himself down.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach is letting himself down.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Instead of engaging seriously with the Opposition on our constructive proposals for housing, the Taoiseach simply engages in name calling and suggests we are misrepresenting things. I ask the Taoiseach to listen back to his housing Minister who was on the radio just now. He said that tax breaks were on the table.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Ivana Bacik: That is an absolute statement of fact.