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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I return to the issue I raised earlier on the proposed action in the community and voluntary care sector. The Taoiseach's response to me will give little reassurance to those parents who are relying on services provided by Enable Ireland and to those relying on services provided by organisations that provide such vital services to so many across the country. All he said in response to me...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad the Taoiseach acknowledged the severe impact this action would have on those who are so utterly reliant on the services provided by workers in these organisations, because we are all very conscious of the great impact this proposed strike would have on those who are most reliant on services. Frankly, it is a cop-out for the Taoiseach to say the Government is not the employer here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: What the organisations are seeking is a restoration of the link that existed and a clear recognition that these are services provided on behalf of the State. The State is the funder, as the Taoiseach himself has acknowledged. We are simply asking for that recognition and acknowledgment to translate, in a practical sense, to a decent offer of pay and conditions for the workers who are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It is a different sector.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Taoiseach back. My question to him today is who cares for the carers. We in the Labour Party are not sure that his Government appreciates the crisis in care. A protest is currently taking place outside the Dáil by childcare and early years education providers. We all hear all the time from parents, staff and workers in the childcare sector who are being failed. Parents...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of outstanding applicants for foreign birth registration in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; the average waiting time for applicants in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of applicants waiting longer than a year for their application to be processed; and the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent representations with the Government of Colombia; and if he will make a statement on reported threats of violence against teachers unions, including the Colombian Federation of Educators in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41612/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make a statement on projections by the CRU that energy prices are unlikely to return to 2020 levels; and if he plans to legislate to require energy providers to pass on the benefit of reduced wholesale prices to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for NCT tests in each test centre in September 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the waiting time for those on the priority list in each test centre in September 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will report on his representations to the National Car Testing Service...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of renters who have claimed the renters tax credit. [41618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Semi-State Bodies (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 226. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is responsible for approving any increases in the pensions paid to former employees of IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41610/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on varying admissions criteria for primary and secondary schools. [41615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 317. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is responsible for approving index linked or any other increases to pensions paid by the RTÉ superannuation scheme, and if so, to outline what approvals have been made each year since 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41611/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase statutory maternity and paternity benefit and to increase the length of paid leave available to both parents, in line with recommendations of the Citizen's Assembly on Gender Equality and Joint Committee on Gender Equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41248/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make a statement on the adequacy of community policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41617/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 473. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the contingencies in place for refugees and international protection applicants who are being accommodated in tents when a weather warning is in place, or where heavy rain downpours occur. [41043/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 474. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 980 of 21 March 2023 and No. 153 of 31 May 2023, if he will report on progress to address the matters raised (details supplied). [41044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 501. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of reports made of early years facilities in breach of the Core Funding Agreement for failing to pass on the benefit to employees; and the number of reports made of early years facilities in breach of the Core Funding Agreement for failing to comply with requirements on fees charged to parents. [41613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 502. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make a statement on the practice of childcare operators who are signed up to core funding charging parents administrative costs and for purchase and use of equipment at early years facilities. [41614/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (26 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is anticipated that the Pregnancy Loss in Workplaces project will report in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41616/23]