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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I express my sympathy to the family of Neno Dolmajian and the families and communities of those who died so tragically on our roads. It is appalling to hear of four deaths in such a short time, bringing the total to such a horrific figure at a time we should be seeing reductions in the number of road fatalities. I join others in that. I raise again the Government’s failure on...

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I move: That Dáil Éireann: commends the courage of Natasha O'Brien and the powerful advocacy that she has provided on behalf of victims and survivors of violent crime since Thursday, 20th June, 2024; resolves to address the epidemic of gender-based violence, and the re-victimisation that is experienced by so many survivors as a result of criminal justice processes in some cases...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome Finola Cassidy to the Public Gallery. She is here on behalf of the Irish Thalidomide Association. Once again, I ask the Taoiseach what he proposes to do to ensure thalidomide survivors in Ireland will have justice. It is now more than 63 years since the drug thalidomide was removed from the market. Also, it is more than 63 days – in fact, it is 70 – since the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I acknowledge, as others have done, the announcement today by Deputies Shortall and Catherine Murphy and I add my voice to those wishing them well. As Deputy McDonald has said, it is rare to see an outbreak of girl power in this House, or women power as I prefer to say. There are far too few women here and it makes their extensive careers in public service all the more noteworthy. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of performance-related penalties issued to each public transport provider by the National Transport Authority in 2023 and in each month of 2024 to date. [27937/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (2 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 195. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has read a report (details supplied); if, in view of that report, it is possible to estimate the cost of phasing out sub-minima national minimum wage rates for workers aged under twenty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide increased financial supports for students of Masters in Post Primary Education; if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Education in respect of the need to train more teachers; and the existing financial supports in place. [28367/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (27 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that the DEXA machine in St. Vincent’s University Hospital is broken; when the machine will be back in commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27759/24]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: ": — resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2024 and ending on 29th June, 2025, and — accepting the recommendation of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland, PNAI, has given the HSE three weeks’ notice of industrial action over the scandalous recruitment embargo that was introduced last November. The PNAI has a membership of between 6,500 and 7,000 people, 95% of whom voted for this. At the time the embargo was imposed, there were approximately 300 vacancies for psychiatric nurses in this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I am troubled by the Minister's reply. Of course we all agree that the key issue here is achieving increased supply and delivery of homes. I could not agree more with the Minister but the problem is her Government has not done enough to address this. Even the Government's own targets in Housing for All are clearly and patently too low. We have been promised the publication of increased...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Average house prices are now a whopping 35% higher nationally than they were at the start of the pandemic. Daft.ie tells us that in the past three months house prices have risen again. Coupled with a spiralling cost of living and slow wage growth, owning a home is getting further and further out of reach for far too many people. That fact is borne out by Threshold’s annual tenant...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I express my thoughts and good wishes to all those who have been victims or survivors of atrocities on this island. In particular, as the Minister said, I think of the victims of the Omagh bombing, that horrific bombing that took place in 1998. All of us of course want to ensure there is no return to violence and atrocities on the island. Before I speak to the motion, I declare my...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Tomorrow night on the-----

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I will move that amendment tomorrow night during the voting block. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. That is useful. I will speak to the amendment in any case, if I may. It is important to stress that the motion is not about the Special Criminal Court, or renewing or confirming the existence of that court. As we all know, that court was established on foot of a Government proclamation in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I also express my deepest sympathy to Ceara and the family of Tommie Gorman, the former RTÉ correspondent, on the sad and shocking news of his death, which has just emerged as we have been in this Chamber in the past hour. I hope we will have the opportunity to pay tribute. He was a tremendous journalist and correspondent for RTÉ for so long. I welcome the news that both IALPA...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: First, on behalf of the Labour Party, I want to express my deep sympathies to the family of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh and just to say what a truly iconic voice he had and how much of a contribution he made in so many ways, in the GAA and sports commentary but also to the Irish language and active retirement. He will be sorely missed. I also want to wish Deputies Michael...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: In particular, what criteria are judges using in operating a full suspension of sentence in cases where there are crimes of violence committed?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her engagement with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on creating a separate process for non-EU and non-EEA PhD researchers to apply for the 1G visa upon submitting their thesis (details supplied). [27098/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the criminal justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 will return to Seanad Éireann; if she will prioritise the passage of the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/24]