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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday I raised a constituent’s story with the Taoiseach. While searching for a rented home, my constituent was invited to participate in what he described as a bidding war. The landlord was asking prospective tenants to indicate how much they were willing to pay per month in rent. I am not suggesting that is representative of all landlords by any means but this shocking example...

Autism Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: It gives me great pleasure to second this Bill on behalf of the Labour Party. I commend my colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, on speaking so passionately in proposing it. He has fought so hard for so long on the rights of children with autism in education. As he said, we are very glad to be joined today in the Public Gallery by many parents who have spent so long fighting for the...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious that the main purpose of this Bill is to ensure we have sufficient electricity generation in place for this winter through to 2026 following the direction from the CRU to EirGrid to procure an extra 450 MW of power generation capacity. We appreciate the Government was left in the unenviable position of having to get this legislation through as quickly as possible to ensure...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [24222/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: An agreement with the Catholic Church on patronage was reached in March to cover five towns that currently have no multidenominational primary school provision and to cover the cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway and encourage greater levels of divestment in keeping with parents' wishes. The proof, however, will be in how many schools change their status, given the Catholic Church...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the French President since his re-election. [24221/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council meeting in May 2022. [29330/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: As we know, in February there were planned Russian naval exercises in Irish waters. These were eventually moved due to the campaign of Mr. Patrick Murphy and the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation who threatened to sail out to meet the navy. Last week the same organisation had a second victory when planned manoeuvres by the French navy were moved outside of Irish waters. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the loss of face-to-face services and the curtailment of access to community amenities in public services. This is having a very significant impact on the well-being of communities, and in my constituency we have seen the continued closure of the Citizens Information centre in Rathmines. A public meeting I organised on this recently drew a huge crowd who...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [32139/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Following the awful decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, we know hundreds of thousands of women and girls in the US have been plunged into crisis. We need to ensure, here in Ireland, that we are addressing the real needs of women and girls in crisis pregnancy by ensuring adequate access to abortion healthcare, particularly given the 66.4%...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We need an emergency debate on homelessness and the housing crisis. I spoke earlier about just the enormous pressure on people trying to find a new home when they have been evicted. We are seeing evictions at a record high. That is a very serious concern. I would also raise another concern about the ordering of business, which is just the huge number of Bills before this House and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We are very happy to work constructively with the Government to ensure targeted measures are introduced that tackle the real hardship being faced by those on the lowest of incomes. We are prepared to sit beyond and through the summer if that is what it takes to deal with the sort of targeted measures that are necessary, such as a summer social welfare bonus that could be introduced as a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, we heard further evidence to of just how deep the cost-of-living crisis is biting households around the country. We heard it from the Free Legal Advice Centres, FLAC, which told us how calls to their helplines are up and, in particular, we heard it from Barnardos, which described to us in such shocking terms how so many families cannot afford decent clothes or shoes for their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times in the orthopaedic department of Tallaght hospital. [34350/22]

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

Ivana Bacik: This week I was contacted by a woman in Dublin who suffers from the terrible condition of anorexia. She tells me she has no life but is fighting to get it back by getting treatment. A huge obstacle she is facing in getting treatment for this awful disease is that she is on the housing assistance payment, HAP, and cannot find a rented home near the hospital where she is getting treatment....

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

Ivana Bacik: Later this afternoon, my colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, will introduce Labour's autism Bill, which would create a coherent framework for addressing the needs of children with autism. The need for this sort legislation has become patently clear in recent weeks and months. That need has been clear for a long time for the parents of children with autism who have been waiting for...

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

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for the response in respect of the individual case I raised. Again, however, this will be an immense source of frustration for parents who in so many cases have been forced to go public and to air private issues around their children in order to secure what should be the right of each child. It is simply not good enough to hear that the Attorney General's advice is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of An Bord Pleanála's review report published in 2016, his views on each recommendation, the recommendations that have been implemented to date and if he will make a statement on the matter. I am conscious that this is particularly timely, given that this is a week in which we were to see the presentation...