Results 41-60 of 11,887 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I said "targeted".

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: We said that in our budget.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I absolutely reject the idea that we are playing to the Gallery. With respect, what I have heard from the Taoiseach does not do anything for the 300,000 households in arrears on their electricity bills or the 185,000 in arrears on their gas bills. The Taoiseach is talking about reviews and task forces. I do agree structural reform is needed because what we are seeing is that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50151/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: This week marks Baby Loss Awareness Week, an opportunity for people to mark the personal tragedy of a pregnancy loss. Miscarriage in the later stages of pregnancy gives women the right to take maternity leave but those who lose a pregnancy earlier in the term have no right to paid time off work to recover. We in the Labour Party brought forward legislation to give women paid time off, up to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I have listened carefuly to the Taoiseach's answer and every time I raise housing or the appalling and shocking figure of 5,000 children in homelessness with him, he engages in what I may describe as classic deflection tactics. Previously when I raised the failure to sustain the tenant in situ scheme, a scheme we welcomed, the Taoiseach blamed local authorities. Now he is blaming judicial...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: We welcomed that and we welcomed tenant in situ but I am asking the Taoiseach this again.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I am putting forward to him a constructive way to address the scourge of child homelessness and he has not answered that question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Evictions are hugely important.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Cuirim fáilte roimh all the visitors in the Public Gallery and the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. The Taoiseach just said that housing is the single biggest issue facing us. We all agree on that but I do not know whether the Taoiseach agrees that the housing system is broken. It has been commodified and marketised. The private rental sector is filling the gaps left by lengthy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Government take a radical step to address this and prevent more children falling into homelessness and consider introducing a temporary eviction ban in cases where children are concerned?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the affordable homes required as a condition as part of the first phase of delivery of Ringsend/Poolbeg/Glass Bottle will be transferred to Dublin City Council; the number that will be delivered, in addition to the 90 social homes already confirmed in this phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54749/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electoral Process (14 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the impact of issuing certificates of naturalisation, after naturalisation ceremonies for persons who have acquired citizenship, but will miss the voter registration deadline; and his plans to ensure that future such cohorts are not deprived of the opportunity to vote. [54747/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: It just came out this morning. The PBO tells us that child poverty will increase next year as a result of the budget measures. The Tánaiste said that we should look at the Government's documents. I have looked at this document. We see middle-income households are also hit. The guide provided at the back of the tax policy change document shows this. It shows the changes for...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach said the Opposition was anti-enterprise and not supportive of job creation. The Labour Party-----

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Excuse me. Labour is the party of jobs. We have a proud record, uniquely in opposition, of job creation. We have a proud record of standing for workers' rights. We do not take economic growth for granted. We welcome measures to support innovation, Enterprise Ireland and the development of AI. We absolutely welcome these, but these positive moves the Government has made are overshadowed...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I first want to thank the Tánaiste for updating the House on the situation with the five Irish citizens illegally detained by Israel on the flotilla. We all think of our colleague, Deputy Heneghan, but also the writer, Ms Naoise Dolan, and the other citizens who were detained. Israel must be held accountable for the breaches of international law. The Tánaiste might please keep us...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: There was €600 million in the hospitality package.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Not substantial.