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Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Hear hear.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (27 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a national breakdown, per local authority, of the number of accommodation places that each local authority has secured and made available to refugees from Ukraine in each month since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (27 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a national breakdown, per local authority, of the number of offers of accommodation that have been received by local authorities from members of the public for refugees from Ukraine to Ireland since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022; the number of these that have been secured and made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Appointments (27 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1423 of 8 September 2022, if she will confirm when the national guidelines were published; and the location in which they can be accessed. [46959/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 437. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the process to include the cancer medicine, verzenios for reimbursement under the medicine access scheme for persons diagnosed with breast cancer.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46610/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I spoke earlier about the rising costs of childcare. A constituent has contacted me because, despite staff seeing a very welcome pay increase at the crèche her children attend, a sizable fee increase has been imposed upon parents. The concern she and many constituents, and others throughout the country, have is that crèches and childcare facilities may have signed up to the new...

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

Ivana Bacik: Later today, along with our finance spokesperson, Deputy Nash, I and my Labour colleagues will be introducing our alternative Labour budget and our proposals for budget 2023. We are doing so at a time when we are facing unprecedented crises. There is a crisis in the cost of living, and there are exorbitant price increases in food and fuel and in basic household necessities. We are also...

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

Ivana Bacik: I think everyone across the country will welcome the Tánaiste's commitment that in the budget in just five days' time, we will see from Government a response of scale, and in the Tánaiste's words, "a multibillion euro package". However, what we need to see is also an ambition of scale and a real ambition to address these crises that are confronting so many households and a real...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Business of Joint Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Members may attend physically in the committee room or may join the meeting via Microsoft Teams from their Leinster House offices. I know that some colleagues are going to do the latter. Members may not participate in the meeting from outside the parliamentary precincts. I ask members joining on Teams to mute their microphones when not making a contribution and to use the raised hand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Mr. Joyce for your kind words about the gender pay gap. I would like to acknowledge the success of the early years pay agreement, which was groundbreaking. I should have also acknowledged the announcement yesterday that the general secretary of ICTU, Ms Patricia King, is to step down. She has been such a role model for women, in particular, in the trade union movement and across...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: A timely question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is very encouraging. I thank the witness for that update. It is very helpful. I call Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Why has it not happened and what do they need to make it happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It is a really interesting recommendation from the citizens' assembly that it included that under gender-related issues and pay and workplace conditions. I thank Dr. Bambrick for highlighting that. Senator Pauline O'Reilly, who is Vice Chair of this committee, is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There are quite a number of issues there. I do not know which of the witnesses would like to go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Deputy McAuliffe is next and Senator Warfield will follow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am aware that we usually have a time limit on exchanges but maybe Dr. Bambrick will address that specific question for Deputy McAuliffe, and then we will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a very clear answer. It fits right in with recommendation No. 8 of the citizens' assembly, which we have been considering, and with the calls that I and others make for a Donogh O'Malley moment to take place in childcare and early years care. I thank Dr. Bambrick for that.