Results 821-840 of 11,652 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1707.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures under way to improve water quality due to nitrates runoff to comply with the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32985/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1708.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to support the horticulture and tillage sectors, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1709.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national fishing fleet quota in the years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively; the projected quota for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33000/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1741.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date when a facility (details supplied) will commence operations as an IPAS accommodation centre; his views on the location and commencement of operations dates of other publicly owned sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31027/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1742.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of implementing new pay scales in the early years sector, following implementation of the new core funding model in each of the years since its implementation; if fewer monies were required to fund pay increases, the way in which those funds were instead used; and, if more monies were required to fund...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1758.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of men under the age of 65 years living in nursing homes; the number of women under the age of 65 years living in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31271/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Care Law Reporting Project (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1762.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the expiration of the contract for the Child Law Project; if a tender process will open for the period after October 2024; and his plans to allocate funding to the Child Law Project for any potential future period in which no contractor is in place to execute the service. [31330/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2004.To ask the Minister for Health his views on the procurement of pharmaceuticals from a supplier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31028/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2005.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 27 June 2024, when he will lift staffing and recruitment constraints in order that all DEXA scanners will be made operation, full time; the number of persons awaiting an appointment for use of the DEXA scanner at a hospital (details supplied) in each month of this year; the average waiting time for an appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2058.To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the designation of the professional title of counsellor; to report on his engagement with CORU on same; his views on the prevalence of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31275/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2348.To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled occupational therapist posts in CHO6 and CHO7, respectively; and the number of persons waiting to be seen by an occupational therapist in CHO6 and CHO7, respectively. [32646/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2442.To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the annual payments since 2020 to providers of community diagnostics under the general practitioner access to community diagnostics scheme; to confirm if the entire service is outsourced; the proportion provided in public facilities, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33001/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2623.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current surplus in the national training fund; the uses to which it can be applied; the barriers in place to it’s spend; the spending that was applied in 2023; the purposes of said spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32989/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2624.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available for publicly built student accommodation on lands by higher education institutions; the conditions, if any, applied to those grants; the amount of capital provided by his Department for this purpose in 2021, 2022 and 2023; a breakdown of award by higher education institution for each year, in tabular form; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2625.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year cost of abolishing the student contribution charge; the cost of maintaining the €1,000 reduction into 2023 2024 college year; the 2023-2024 cost of extending the other one-off reductions to thresholds and grants as provided for in 2022 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2626.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first year and the full year cost of permanently reducing the student contribution charge to €1,000 or €1,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 2627.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost of implementing a living wage for apprentices, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: First, I welcome the update on Ms Tori Towey. I very much welcome the news that the travel ban has been lifted. It was appalling to see any woman, any Irish citizen, treated in this way. We all wish Tori and her mother well on their return home. I want to raise the appalling situation facing so many vulnerable children in Ireland, namely, those who are in the care of the State. On...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Bill. It is appropriate to see these changes made to the Residential Tenancies Act in order to align student-specific accommodation leases to the academic year. I commend the Union of Students in Ireland and student unions generally across the country. They have been campaigning and looking for this change for some time. I think we all agree...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Earlier today, I stood with Labour colleagues outside Leinster House in solidarity with staff from the national advocacy service and SIPTU members who have been left with no option but to resume strike action because of the failure by management to respect Labour Court recommendations. I heard the Taoiseach's earlier response and I listened to it very carefully. He mentioned benchmarking....