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

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. I endorse his comments and his encouragement of anyone who has been the victim of sexual abuse, in school or elsewhere, to report that matter to the Garda. I would also be glad to engage constructively with the Tánaiste and the Government on the structure of an inquiry. Survivors have contacted me to express their view that an inquiry and a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: On Tuesday and yesterday, I raised with the Taoiseach the issue of the Spiritans and the horrific abuse of children perpetrated at Blackrock College. At that one school alone, we are now learning of the horrific scale of the abuse that was perpetrated. It was revealed yesterday that 25 of the 120 boys in the class of 1979 have reported abuse. That is a staggering 21%. We know that 300...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Defence Forces (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [55386/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is welcome that the Government recently recommitted to the SDGs, as the Taoiseach outlined, with the launch of the new national implementation plan up to 2024. I wish to speak about two goals. Goal 6 concerns clean water and sanitation, which speaks to an issue in my constituency of Dublin Bay South. I welcomed the recent announcement by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: -----and ask the Government to rule out the developments relating to liquefied natural gas, LNG, and the proposal to build LNG terminals.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: He did not deal either with my question on Thalidomide.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the senior officials group chaired by his Department to provide a strategic overview of the implementation of the sustainable development goals. [55385/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government information service unit of his Department. [55389/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: On the GIS, who in the Taoiseach's Department now oversees the commissioning and production of television and radio advertisements generally for Government information campaigns? Is there political oversight of these advertising campaigns? I welcome the news that the Taoiseach will be meeting the Irish Thalidomide Association tomorrow, 17 November. It is a long overdue meeting....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to raise the issue of the Spiritans and the horrific abuse of children perpetrated at Blackrock College. I am glad that, in response to my question yesterday, the Taoiseach has committed to a debate on the matter in the House next week. I welcome the apology from the Spiritans this morning and the announcement of an independent process, but we still need to consider having a public...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I understand.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Absolutely.

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to speak on this motion. We are aware that energy prices have risen across Europe. That is not in question, but there are particular factors at play in Ireland. Bloomberg is reporting that the biggest monthly gains in electricity costs are in Dublin, where power rates have climbed by 44%. Similarly, the costs of gas and other fuels are going up and up. We can no doubt attribute...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government (16 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 53. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the commitments in the Programme for Government under his remit; if each commitment has been met or is in the process of being met; and the estimated timeframe for same in tabular form. [55391/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Could I take 30 seconds for the Taoiseach's response on Iran?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [52891/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Internal records from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage revealed last Thursday in the Irish Daily Mail confirmed the Housing for All targets are not adequate to meet the growing need. When the Government plan was published, the Labour Party made it clear that Ireland needed close to 50,000 homes per year, rather than the target of below 30,000 under Housing for All....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Fáiltím an Ceann Comhairle ar ais. When the Taoiseach attended the European Political Community forum in Prague on 6 October, the protests in Iran were only a few weeks old. Tomorrow marks the two-month anniversary of the tragic death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. Since then, more than 300 people have died over two months of demonstrations, and as many as 14,000 may have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Political Community meeting in Prague and the informal European Council meeting. [55384/22]