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

Ivana Bacik: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will devise an all-island anti-fracking strategy; and if he has spoken with his counterpart in Northern Ireland in respect of the importation of liquefied natural gas. [9445/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Flood Risk Management (24 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of the increased threat of floods in coastal areas due to the climate crisis. [9443/22]

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to speak on behalf of the Labour Party in a debate that purports to address twin crises - the climate crisis and the cost-of-living crisis. I have indeed spoken previously about these twin crises that we are all facing in society. All of us across the House are hearing from constituents, families and individuals about the astronomical increases in the cost of living and the bills...

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: First, on behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome the establishment of these two citizens' assemblies. We are glad to see this being carried out, but we are also anxious to see progress being made on the citizens' assemblies on drugs and on the future of education. Indeed, my colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, has been to the fore in seeking clear indications from the Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (22 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 for the duration of the pandemic in view of school absences necessitated by Covid-19 infection; and if not, the steps that her Department plans to take to assist parents of a symptomatic child or a child who is a close contact and has reached the minimum threshold for school absences. [9895/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (22 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in school absence reports under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 as a result of Covid-19 infection will divert resources from urgent reports on welfare grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9896/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish an expert review group to examine and issue recommendations on the minimum essential qualification of special needs assistants and on the need for continuing professional development. [9989/22]

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on the national retrofitting scheme and to very much welcome it. I think there is a broad welcome for the scheme. It is undoubtedly a win-win to see a national retrofitting programme. Many of us on the Opposition benches had indeed been looking for this to be rolled out for some time, so it is most welcome. I thank the Minister and his officials...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: In my role as Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality, which has been charged with the implementation of the 45 recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality, my colleagues and I are getting under way to commence public hearings at the committee. We are conscious of the timeframe we have been given by the Houses of the Oireachtas of nine months from the start...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Can the Taoiseach give any commitment on the timeframe for that?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (16 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 490 and 491 of 19 January 2021, the status of the report on pollution in the Elm Park catchment area (details supplied). [8473/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I apologise for coming late to the meeting. I thank the witnesses for their outline submissions and opening statements, which were very helpful. The engagement is very much appreciated. At yesterday's hearing I made the more general point that many speakers have reiterated that a problem with this process is that we are looking at draft legislation to amend an Act that has not yet...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. Flynn. That is very clear.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the witnesses. That is helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if regulation 130 of SI. 142/2007 is the only legislation which allows her Department to make deductions from the one-parent family payment; if a deduction may only take place in cases in which the parent is in receipt of maintenance arising from a court order and the maintenance exceeds the parent’s housing costs;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarification will be provided in relation to the provision of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 which empowers her Department to seek a contribution from a liable parent in circumstances in which a parent is in receipt of the one-parent family payment; if such payments are forwarded to the claimant parent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the provision of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 that empowers her to introduce the requirement for claimants of the one-parent family payment to seek maintenance as stipulated by statutory instrument and Ministerial regulation in 2007 regulations 125, 125A and 126 of SI. 142/2007. [8295/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (15 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when in-person family visits to prison will resume on a weekly basis with no restriction on the number of visitors or children per visit in order to allow physical contact between visitors and prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7568/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: First, I wish to thank all of the contributors for their helpful and insightful contributions. In particular, I thank them for giving us the benefit of lived experience. I thank Mr. Kearns for telling us the story of his education and childhood. It is really important that we hear his voice and the voices of others. What comes across most strongly from reading the submissions and listening...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Vótáil Pharlaiminteach Chianda), 2020: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Remote Parliamentary Voting) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to have the chance to speak on this important Bill and I commend Deputy Carroll MacNeill on her initiative in bringing it forward. It is really important that we are debating this very timely legislation and it is really good to hear the very honest contributions to the debate from the men and women who have spoken. When I was first elected to these Houses in 2007, to the...