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Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...exacerbated and the costs have increased hugely due to Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's weaponising of gas supplies across Europe. There is no doubt about that, and we are feeling the impact here. Having said that, we are all also very much aware that it is clear we are not as exposed to Russian weaponising of gas supplies as other European countries are. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...accessing information about their rights and the sort of entitlements they have from the State. Without this sort of face-to-face service, many disadvantaged individuals and households are really affected and feel they have nowhere to turn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...that positive note. I warmly thank all the witnesses for their brilliant engagement with us today. We all appreciate it very much. The clarity of their responses has been strong. We all feel we have strengthened our knowledge of how best to implement the citizens' assembly recommendations, particularly recommendation No. 27, which is the one most relevant to the work the witnesses do....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ..., such as family carers, when they were in before us of a frustration about a lack of co-ordination on data. It was a real issue they identified, as did the citizens' assembly. They did not feel that there was enough information about levels of care, in particular, unpaid care. It is good to hear there is likely to be an improvement in the extent of data available.

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

Ivana Bacik: ...mother who contacted me said her 16-year-old has been without a suitable school place since she was in primary school. Her family was initially forced to accept an inappropriate place as that was all that was available and they now feel they have fallen off the radar. Another mother of a four-year-old girl contacted me to say her child's diagnosis was deemed “not complex...

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

Ivana Bacik: ...secure a secondary school place near him because he is autistic. His mother, Michelle, spoke powerfully about the toll that this has taken on her child. He has stopped attending class altogether because he feels that there is just no point. He is not alone. Some estimates indicate that nearly 270 children in Ireland are without school places for this coming September. We know many...

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...mid-July. Our global climate and biodiversity crises are existential and fundamental to our capacity to live and to the survival of our planet, but it is not all doom and gloom and we should never feel powerless. That is always an important message. We must ensure that there is always some optimism and grounds for hope. Resisting despair does not mean ignoring the alarm bells, however....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...with the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. I, along with many of my party colleagues, attended the rally on Saturday and saw the immense concern, distress and worry that many people feel about the fact the hospital is to be built on land that is not ultimately going to be in public ownership. We in the Labour Party first raised the question of compulsory purchase five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you. I think we all feel like giving Ms Exton a round of applause. That was very powerful.

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...of a secure home outside the reach of many individuals and couples. Expensive childcare and medical bills, along with education and transport costs, are also squeezing everyone. Everyone is feeling the pinch. We have to see what can be done to address this. The Government has implemented some welcome measures. We welcomed the measures on public transport which took effect earlier...

Living Wage Bill 2022: First Stage (5 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...costs of fuel, rent, housing, food, childcare and basic services are rising. Even the price of basic items like bread and milk are rising. All of us are hearing daily from constituents who are feeling a real squeeze and whose incomes are no longer enough to meet the rising cost of living that they face. The Government response to the cost of living crisis has simply not gone far enough....

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: .... I will withdraw the amendment when we come to it, and I have emailed to say that if I am not physically present that it might be withdrawn with a view to bringing it back on Report Stage. We feel that this is a very important part of a circular economy approach, and that it would offer consumers a really tangible, meaningful, and practical application of the circular economy. All of us...

Home Heating Fuels: Motion [Private Members] (26 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...Ireland as inflation has surged to a 22-year high of 6.7% and looks set to continue its increase. We see the cost of fuel, food, housing and basic services is now out of control. Everyone is feeling the pinch, most of all those who are already struggling to make ends meet. The horrendous war in Ukraine has undoubtedly added to this crisis, but many of the reasons underlying this spike...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will agree with the Tánaiste on one thing, which is that statistics can be used in all sorts of ways. Relativities are important. When one quotes statistics on wages, the key issue for everyone feeling it in their pockets is purchasing power, the actual relativity between take-home pay and the cost of living. Let us not forget that in Ireland we are paying for many things that other...

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Our global climate and biodiversity crises are existential and fundamental to our capacity to live and to the survival of our planet, but it is not all doom and gloom and we should never feel powerless. It is good to have this opportunity to debate carbon budgets, given that we have just seen the IPCC's report with its chilling prognosis but also a reminder that we can still act to avoid a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...we can do more to support the people of Ukraine. We have seen huge welcome and support for Ukrainian refugees coming here and notable efforts by volunteers and State employees to ensure refugees feel supported here. We have to escalate our response and our condemnation of Russia, particularly as we see evidence growing of atrocities being committed against civilians in Bucha and with the...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...by the manufacturer to the point where we all think a washing machine should only have a few years lifespan. It is, of course, done with a view to compelling consumers or creating a culture in which consumers feel compelled to continue to invest in more and more new products. We are calling for a comprehensive right to repair to be enshrined in legislation to empower consumers and to...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...democratic republic. We must all reassert the true value of democracy. The war in Ukraine reminds us all not to take that for granted. I wanted to preface my remarks with that. I know that feeling is shared across the House. I did not get to speak in the debate on Ukraine last night but I will be speaking later in the debate on Palestine with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and will...

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: ...the contributions is the frustration that, "Here we are again." As a Senator on the justice committee some years ago, I participated in the hearings on the 2015 Act. I know others will share my feeling of déjà vuto be here again, debating how best to legislate for capacity and assisted decision-making in the context where that 2015 Act, as everyone has pointed out, is not yet...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...it, it is frustrating to read of these figures, particularly when we know how much fuel and energy prices are rising, how much childcare costs are rising and how much rent has risen for so many. That context makes this proposed measure feel tokenistic. It requires us to put forward a systematic approach to reducing the cost of living in all areas. That is what we sought to do in our...