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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It wrecked the construction industry. As the Minister knows well, when Fianna Fáil left office in 2011 the country was broken. It was in bankruptcy and in a troika programme. Nearly 20% of people were in unemployment and we had a construction industry in shambles. The economy has been rebuilt. We have seen seven wasted years of prosperity since 2016 and we have seen a failure by...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We in the Labour Party welcome the opportunity to debate this Bill. In particular, I thank the local Labour Party organisation in Limerick for its input on the Bill, especially my colleagues in Limerick, councillors Conor Sheehan, Elena Secas and Joe Leddin, who have provided me with a very important input and observations on this topic. As the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, will be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It would have helped.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: As the Dáil resumes today, the same issue continues to dominate for so many communities across the country and that is the issue of housing. The lack of rights for renters is particularly in focus today in an ESRI report showing significantly higher rents being paid by new tenants compared with what is paid by existing renters. We are told a renter moving into a new home can expect to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We have all been utterly dismayed this week about revelations concerning the safety of certain surgeries performed at Temple Street Children's Hospital. The revelations have also cast a focus on ongoing failings in the provision of surgery for children across children's hospitals in Ireland. There are long delays still in the system years after commitments were made by previous governments...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a statement on his recent visit to the Middle East. [39711/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he made representations to President Herzog in respect of Palestinian children's access to education in Occupied Palestine on his recent visit to Israel. [39712/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the adequacy of resources committed to advancing the sustainable development goals in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the residential zoned land tax; when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the appointment of all CEOs to bodies under the remit of his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the reason for the departure of each appointee's predecessor; whether it was a retirement or not; the date of departure of each appointee's predecessor; the date of advertisement of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has a policy statement on the practice of naming State buildings after notable Irish people by the Office of Public Works. [40171/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to publish a 'how members of local authorities are elected' guide in Ukrainian; if such a guide is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the review of guidance for local authorities in relation to assisting victims of domestic violence with emergency and long-term accommodation needs. [39714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 518. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the duration of rent pressure zones beyond their current expiry date of 31 December 2024; if not, whether work has begun on plans for a step down from the regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40162/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any reviews or studies have been conducted by his Department into the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the construction of public buildings and buildings providing public, social, educational or health services in Ireland over past decades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39869/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 33 local authority housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 441. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the six AHB housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reasons for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the two AHB housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reasons for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 18 local authority housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 33 local authority housing units approved for construction in a location (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the...