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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on changes to classroom arrangements at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure prefab accommodation is provided so that classes are not forced to share a room. [34528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Land Development Agency (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase and cost-rental homes, respectively, that will be delivered through Land Development Agency investment in 2025; and the estimated amount of expenditure allocated to deliver same. [34229/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rental Sector (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 543. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private rented accommodation inspections carried out by all local authorities in 2024; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in all local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Housing Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total value of grant payments issued by local authorities to persons who have completed works using the vacant property refurbishment grant in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of applications made for the vacant property refurbishment grants in each county, in each month, in the same period, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge penalty notices issued in each month, in each county, since April 2024, in tabular form; the percentage increase or decrease that number represents as against the same month in 2023, in tabular form. [33751/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime ) Act 2017; and if he will address an issue regarding section 4(1), which introduces a distinction between victims’ rights pre-and post the legislation, where no such distinction is contained in the relevant Directive, leading to impermissible discrimination...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Parole Act 2019; and if he will address the need to ensure that persons such as the next of kin of a person (details supplied) are not excluded from future processes. [34228/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people held in solitary confinement 22+ hour lock up for more than 15 consecutive days during 2024; the number of people held in solitary confinement 22+ hour lock up for more than three months during 2024; the number of people held in solitary confinement 22+ hour lock up for more than six months’ during...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 712. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the practice of early years facilities charging prospective parents a non-refundable administrative fee in circumstances (details supplied); if the practice is permissible under the core funding agreement; and if she will make a statement on the need to transition childcare to being universally provided and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public defibrillators in each county; and the percentage increase or decrease of defibrillators in each county since June 2024. [34232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 851. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress to designate ‘counsellor’ as a protected title; and when work will be completed by CORU to ensure regulation of rogue crisis pregnancy agency operators self-describing as counsellors. [34233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 Jun 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 920. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure statutory staff patient ratios are put in place and enforced at private nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34529/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: It seems this week we are seeing yet another screeching U-turn from the Government. After its recent U-turns on rent pressure zones and tax and spending priorities for this budget, this time the change of tack relates to the announcement by the Minister, James Lawless, on college fees. On Sunday, the Minister took to the national airwaves to say there would be what will amount to a massive...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I listened carefully to what the Minister said but, with respect, it is a somewhat Alice in Wonderland approach for parents and students listening in because what I think he said was that people may think that this is an increase but really it is an reduction. That is not the reality. What people will feel in their pockets this year is that they will be paying an extra €1,000. That...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I thank all those who spoke in support of our Labour motion on nursing homes and care. I thank in particular my colleagues Deputies Marie Sherlock and Mark Wall for leading on this motion. We in the Labour Party have put this forward with one key purpose, namely, to ensure dignity for those of our citizens who are ageing. Everyone in Ireland should be supported to age with dignity. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I join others in expressing condolences on the death of Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin Day Centre. I had the pleasure of meeting Brother Kevin, witnessing the immense work that he and his colleagues were doing and experiencing his great sense of humour. He will be sadly missed. When the idea of a housing tsar was announced some months ago, the question on everyone's lips was the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The Government seem to be content to express disappointment and say that the measures it is taking will have an effect. The reality for people across the country facing eviction is that there is no hope and no lifeline. The Minister said that increasing supply was the key priority. Of course it should be; that is right. Instead of seeing a ramping up of construction activity, though, we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: -----a failure to act, a lethargy that leaves people in despair. People are telling us they have no hope of any prospect of owning-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: -----or even of being able to rent their own homes because there is so little out there. What is the Government offering now to people facing eviction?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: No-----