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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The publication of the Scally report today will be a marker for all to see what actions can and must now be taken by the Government. Last week, when we all paid tribute to the late Vicky Phelan, the enormous legacy she left and the huge work she did on behalf of women affected by cervical cancer, all of us looked for precise actions. I very much welcome the Taoiseach's outline of dates for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to again raise with the Taoiseach the housing crisis, which is a housing emergency, despite the Government's failure and refusal to declare it as such. In the lead-up to the important Raise the Roof rally on Saturday, which we in the Labour Party will support, along with many others in opposition, I wish to raise the real-world effects of this housing emergency in my constituency. On...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We can engage in semantic discussion about language, but what the 20% of the country who are now living in private rental accommodation want to see is action on this issue. We in the Labour Party have very much welcomed it when the Government has taken action, albeit belatedly, such as with the winter eviction ban. However, we do not think this action has been enough. We have called for a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at COP27. [56411/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 43. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment last met; and when it will next meet. [57823/22]

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: European Council (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting on 20 and 21 October 2022. [57730/22]

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Departmental Offices (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Some progress was made at COP27, particularly on loss and damage, and Ireland played a key role in securing that. I welcome this. However, it was disappointing to see the lack of a commitment to cutting emissions faster and, once again, there was no agreement to reduce or even phase out the global use of fossil fuels despite the huge focus on the concept of a non-proliferation treaty for...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Departmental Offices (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if a climate action unit has been established in his Department. [57732/22]

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach outlined some of the issues discussed at the recent meeting. I want to follow up on two of them. The first is Russia's brutal war in Ukraine. There are reports today that the EU plans to confiscate the assets of Russian sanction evaders to provide support for Ukraine to rebuild. Will the Taoiseach consider removing the Government block on a Bill proposed by our colleague,...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, by Vermillion Energy.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. [53391/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Over decades, we have seen neglect of national childcare policies, producing a piecemeal system with the highest proportion of private providers in the OECD and childcare costs continuing to rise. Despite the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme and core funding model, parents in Dublin are still paying as much as €1,000 per child per month, if they can find a crèche...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the fact that we have a debate this week on Thursday on abuse in certain educational institutions. It is a debate I looked for last week and I am glad to see it is in the schedule. I am raising on the Order of Business a concern that the time allocated may not be sufficient given the issues that we have to debate, particularly around the format of a welcome inquiry that the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach is absolutely right - the time to play with words is over and the time is now to build more houses. He is also right about supply being the issue. However, he is wrong to say the Opposition does not come up with constructive ideas and solutions. We in the Labour Party put forward a clear proposal in our alternative budget this year for an additional spend of €1.5...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I offer solidarity with the two gardaí who were badly injured in a vicious attack in Dublin last night. All Deputies will want to share their thoughts and sympathies with them and their families. Each week brings more news of the Government’s failure on housing policy. Today in particular we see news about failed policy in regard to renters, with a report from Daft.ie...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 151. To ask the Taoiseach the timeline for the establishment of the Citizens' Assembly on the Future of Education; and if it is proposed to use the citizens' assembly to examine the future purpose of the education system. [58145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that residents of Terenure and other areas will be adequately serviced by public transport for the two-year period between the removal of the number 17 bus and the introduction of the A4 route, during which time there will be no transit between Terenure, Nutgrove and Dundrum; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Priorities (22 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new local authority-led pledge call for vacant properties and holiday homes for the temporary housing of refugees will be made. [57391/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I want to return to the issue of women’s healthcare and the CervicalCheck screening programme. On Tuesday we all spoke in tribute to Vicky Phelan and remarked on the extraordinary legacy she has left and the huge work she did for women's healthcare in her lifetime. On Tuesday, the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach committed to ensuring the speedy passage of the Patient Safety...