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

Ivana Bacik: First, I thank the Minister for his kind words. Certainly, it has been a long road. I was just calculating that it was 34 years ago that I and a group of other students were threatened with prison for giving information on abortion to women in crisis pregnancies. We have come a long way since then but I certainly never thought at the time that it would take so long. Five years on from...

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 Bill. I note that, like many others, I pushed for the Bill for many years. Back in 2018, when we were making the case for safe access zone laws, none of us thought it would take five years. It is a shame it has taken so long. However, I commend the Minister and his officials on getting it to this point and I note that groups such as Together for Safety and others have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We heard today the testimony of 76-year-old Liz, who was supported by Threshold when she was handed a notice of termination. She stated: "Every hour I’d be wondering ... whether I’d be locked out. I’m too old and too sick for the streets." This is just one story out of more than 12,000 households that accessed Threshold’s services in 2022, as we saw from its...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023. It is standard procedure to introduce a Bill like this to implement the recommendations of the Electoral Commission. We have seen similar legislation in the past on foot of the recommendations of constituency commissions. What marks this out is that it is the first report from the newly established An Coimisiún...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Today's announcement that local authority home loans will be extended to people renovating derelict properties is welcome and, may I say, overdue. However, it is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to tackling vacancy and dereliction. Unfortunately, the Government has simply not been doing enough to ensure not just that we see more homes provided for people but also a halt to urban...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Will the Minister mandate a more robust audit of State-owned properties to ensure these can be brought back into use?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We in Labour are also looking for time this week to debate the situation in RTÉ in light of the leaked report on job losses. Indeed, our thoughts are with all those workers in RTÉ who have learnt that one in five of them, some 400 workers, may see their jobs cut as part of these proposed cuts. I echo the words of the RTÉ trade union group and the National Union of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for his response and I welcome the announcement of Ireland’s renewed support for the International Criminal Court, but this is a war on children and it requires a firm and clear response from the Government. While we need to continue all forms of constructive engagement to secure the release of Emily Hand and the 40 Irish citizens who are trapped and effectively...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: In Gaza, hospitals are turning into morgues. That is the chilling warning from the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC. We are hearing increasingly desperate reports from the United Nations, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, and other aid workers on the ground telling us hospitals are overwhelmed due to Israel's complete siege on Gaza and the ongoing bombardment with air...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 44. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Senior Officials Group meetings in relation to the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine; the Government Departments, that were represented at each meeting, in tabular form [49904/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 45. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish minutes and or memoranda attached to meetings of the Senior Officials Group in relation to the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine in 2023. [49905/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has made representations to the Minister for Justice in respect of moving responsibility for the regulation of multi-unit developments and related legislation from the Department of Justice to his Department. [49842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his Department’s work in relation to a review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if he will report on his representations to the Minister for Justice in respect of same. [49845/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied by the rate of implementation of the Housing for All plan in respect of putting in place regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Units Development Act 2011; and the reason for the delay in putting such regulations in place. [49843/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his Department’s attendance at Senior Officials Group meetings in respect of the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine. [49906/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for delaying the extension of the child benefit payment to 18-year-olds in full-time education until August 2024. [49903/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to create a register of owner management companies (OMCs) detailing information, such as the size of the development they oversee; and if she will make a statement on the adequacy of existing data on OMCs. [49841/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make a statement on the appropriateness of responsibility for the regulation of multi-unit developments and related legislation resting with her Department; and if she has made representations to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of transferring responsibility for same to his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in providing for regulations under the section 18 and 19 of the Multi-Units Development Act 2011. [49844/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for not appointing a contract for a second veterinary school to the University of Limerick; his plans for the provision of extra veterinary education places; whether further information on his plans for same will feature in his Department’s statement of strategy; and if he will report on his representations to the Minister...