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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The Labour Party has drafted legislation, as the Taoiseach may know, to make unincorporated associations accountable for paying redress for abuse that has been committed by members or those under the power of those organisations. The need for this Bill was brought to the fore by the recent scoping inquiry on sexual abuse in schools but, of course, it would apply not just to religious orders...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Can the Taoiseach advise if he can provide an update on this before the general election and will we see this Bill capable of being brought into law?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach. It is encouraging to hear that we will not wait for European consensus and that the advice will go to the Cabinet next week. Certainly, if there is anything we in the Opposition can do to ensure the expediting of the passage of the occupied territories Bill, I think we will all do it. It has cross-party support. That is encouraging. At EU level, we support the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raise the ongoing brutal bombardment by Israel of Gaza and Lebanon, and I want to ask the Taoiseach about the occupied territories Bill. Over the last few days, I think we have all watched with great distress as Israel's actions have escalated still further to an even more horrific degree in Gaza and Lebanon. On Sunday morning, UNIFIL reported that 15 peacekeepers were injured in Lebanon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm the status of Ireland’s membership of the Joint Taskforce on International Taxation, now known as the Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce; if so, if he will make a statement on the levies and taxation options identified, and report on progress on the envisaged narrowing down of options; if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department carries out reviews in respect of the effectiveness of individual toll booths and bridges; if so, where such reviews are made publicly available; if he has plans to exempt motorists who live within 1km of a toll, and who cannot feasibly commute by car within passing through the toll. [41232/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 340. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department maintains a policy on ensuring that residents of Northern Ireland have equal access to Irish sporting events, including by way of broadcasting; and if she has discussed the matter with her counterpart in the British Government. [41326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 341. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Coimisiún na Meán has a role in ensuring access by residents of Northern Ireland to broadcasting of sporting events by Irish broadcasters; and, if not, her plans to transfer such powers to it. [41327/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 1 October 2024, if she has plans to make a symbolic or compensatory payment to those who were previously excluded; and the number of family carers who have become eligible, following the changes to eligibility made. [41079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to legislate to redress social protection inequalities for non-marital families; and if legislation to progress these matters will be brought during this Government's term of office. [41343/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Union (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the European Commission infringement case against Ireland (details supplied) for the failure to transpose Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combatting Racism and Xenophobia, her plans to address this infringement case; her plans to transpose this framework decision and the timeframe for same; her plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 536. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection that have been issued with a notice of eviction by the Ukraine crisis temporary accommodation team due to a violation of the absence protocol since its introduction in October 2023. [41034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 537. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have obtained extraordinary absence permission since the absence protocol’s introduction; and the number of requests for extraordinary absence permission since October 2023. [41035/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 538. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the absence protocol for beneficiaries of temporary protection for those residing in State-contracted accommodation will be permitted to leave over the Christmas period. [41036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the consolidation of accommodation portfolio for beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he will supply anonymised data for contracts terminated in each month of 2024, by county, in tabular form; the number of beds, and cost per bed per night for each contract terminated; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 558. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if increased ECCE hours constitute a new service under the core funding scheme; and the method of calculating what is a proportionate fee increase for services that have not increased fees in the past decade. [41534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons why the aims of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, including the right to identity of donor-conceived children, cannot be achieved by facilitating the signing of the relevant consent forms, the signing of a statutory declaration confirming compliance with the requirements established by S.I. No. 158/2006, the recording of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (15 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 663. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers that, because there may be a genetic condition, it is reasonable and proportionate to deny a child the need to have their parentage legally recognised, notwithstanding the fact that not all genetic conditions are tested and it is not possible to oblige someone to disclose a genetic condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: As the Tánaiste said, clearly the situation is unfolding. UNIFIL is due to give a statement shortly but the reports are extremely concerning. I agree that of course we need to see an immediate ceasefire. It is also true, as the Tánaiste said, that Israel is not listening to allies. It is not listening to anyone. That is the point. It is continuing to act because it believes it...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raise the incredibly volatile and concerning situation in the Middle East. As we were coming into the Chamber, we heard reports Israeli troops are, as we speak, firing on three UNIFIL positions in Lebanon. We understand from reports that one of those is the base at Naquora, that there are injured UN peacekeepers and that UNIFIL is to issue a statement very soon. No Irish peacekeepers are...