Results 661-680 of 10,751 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (21 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of legislation to prohibit the practice of conversion therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50962/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 536. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the process to consider implementation of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery, specifically in relation to the recommendations which pertain to pay. [50774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Waste Management (21 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for coffee cups and other beverage containers in further and higher education institution campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50958/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (21 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 605. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital funding that is available to men's sheds for repair and recycle activities; and her plans to invest in capacity building and advertising of such services. [50775/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many households have availed of the microgeneration support scheme to date, broken down by year; how many are feeding electricity into the grid; how many are projected for installation in 2023; how many have availed of the maximum grant; if he has increased the budget for the scheme in 2024; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the low-cost retrofit loan scheme will be available to the public; the reason for the delay beyond the 2023 quarter three target; what the interest rate on the loan is going to be; what the minimum and maximum loan amounts available will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of electricity generated from solar power in 2022; the projected amount to be generated in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50380/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many megawatts of solar power were installed in 2022; what the target is for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any analysis has been carried out on how much solar generated electricity may go to waste in Ireland on an annual basis due to a failure to make it available to the national grid; how much solar generated electricity was fed into the grid in 2022 and 2023 respectively without payment to the producer; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much additional solar electricity generation he expects to be added in 2024; to confirm what the target is to have installed and generated by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much solar electricity generation comes from solar panels on public buildings; if he has targets for increasing this; if so, what those targets are; what actions he is taking to increase it; how much generating capacity he expects to be installed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to introduce a grant for home battery storage systems linked to the installation of solar panels; if he has asked the SEAI to carry out a further assessment of advances in the technology; if he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50386/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much has been paid out under the Clean Export Guarantee in 2022 and to date in 2023; how many microgenerators are benefiting from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the low-cost retrofit loan scheme will be available to the public; the reason for the delay beyond the 2023 quarter three target; what the interest rate on the loan is going to be; what the minimum and maximum loan amounts available will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current wait time for the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme; the current average cost per home; how many homes were covered in 2022, and projected for 2023; the budget for 2023 and in 2024; what measures are being taken to reduce the waiting time; how many homes he projects to be retrofitted next year; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reasons solar panels are not installed under the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme; if he intends to review this policy decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50390/23]

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 4: In subsection (1)(a), to delete “18 months” and substitute “12 months”.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We all want to see an effective review process built into the Bill and all of the amendments, including that of the Minister, are aimed at this purpose. I appreciate that the Minister's amendment provides terms similar to the 2018 Act. As others have done, I commend Marie O'Shea and the review process of the operation of the 2018 Act. It was commendable. The safe access zone Bill is...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the doctors in the Public Gallery who are engaged in the provision of serves to women and have a very strong interest in this legislation passing, as do all of us who fought for many years to secure women's access to reproductive healthcare and rights to safe, legal abortion in our own country. It is so important we ensure this legislation is passed because, as I have said, its...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: This is Report Stage.