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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended for Ireland to ratify International Labour Organisation Convention 156 on work life balance. [58546/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has interim plans to regulate heating costs for district heating customers who pay for domestic energy at a commercial rate this winter, in advance of receiving the recommendations of the new steering group on district heating. [58536/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (24 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 274. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised portal for gender pay gap information will include overall breakdowns and averages of the gender pay gap across companies required to report; by sector, occupation and income decile. [58640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (24 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 275. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised gender pay gap information website will provide a summary list by employer of the size of the gender pay gap by each of the different measures on which businesses are required to report; and if it will provide a means to track those that are above and below the national average. [58641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (24 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 276. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised gender pay gap information website will provide a summary of the size of the gender pay gap over time by employer to capture the change, if any, that takes place. [58642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (24 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 277. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding dedicated to developing the gender pay gap information reporting website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58643/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversation with the new British Prime Minister. [55388/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met. [57735/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will raise the issue of the Irish Thalidomide Association. I know the Taoiseach has met with the group of thalidomide survivors who are seeking recognition from the State and have a small number of demands. I know the group is very grateful that the Taoiseach met with it last Thursday and that a process is to be established. As colleagues will be aware, I have put down a cross-party...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [57733/22]

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,...