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

Ivana Bacik: Well?

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

Ivana Bacik: I too want to raise the consultative forum on international security policy. I welcome the statement the Tánaiste issued just now, confirming that the Government does not intend to change Ireland's policy of military neutrality. It is important that the Tánaiste made that clear, and I welcome that. I want to know if the debate in recent days around the balance of participants in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach has listed a multitude of schemes but we see a yawning gap in the delivery of homes as a result of those schemes, which is the issue. It is an issue for everyone, including for renters and, as the Taoiseach has acknowledged, for those who wish to buy homes too. We see the report today that single first-time buyers must earn at least €67,000 a year in order to even...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I think it is nitpicking.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the stark reality of Government failure to deliver on housing. This is a failure acknowledged even within the ranks of Government. On Saturday, The Irish Timesreported the comments of a Fianna Fáil backbencher who described the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage's multitude of half-baked schemes as follows: "They make great headlines,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It seems that the Minister for announcements and glossy pamphlets over there is so preoccupied with repackaged launches that he has lost sight of the need to deliver real homes. What we are seeing is a chronic failure of delivery which has compounded housing distress for so many people and so many families. I am thinking of two particular families I am dealing with at the moment. One...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 28. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report for Q1 2023 of the Climate Action Plan. [25770/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 125. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the establishment of a child poverty unit in his Department. [29727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how much of the 40.8 ha of port lands described in appendix 1 of the Dublin Port Company's franchise policy, published in May 2014, as being used for non-core activities is still being used for non-core activities; if any of this land is now being used for core activities; if so, if he will make a statement on what these core...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the effect of an increase in taxi fares, implemented since September 2022, on the number of taxi drivers; the number of new taxi driver licences sought in each county in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the number of active taxi driver licences in each county in each of the years 2018,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of foot, bicycle and other patrols, broken down by patrol type, carried out in each Garda district in Dublin as part of Operation Citizen during each month from January 2022 to May 2023; the financial resources specifically dedicated to Operation Citizen from January 2022 to date; and if she will make a statement...

Flood Insurance Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to support this Bill. I will speak a little about its history, which the Minister of State also referred to. It is important that this issue is addressed and it is disappointing to see a further delay being proposed by the Government, given this legislation has had a long genesis, as the Deputy said. The background to this, as we all know, is that the planet is getting hotter....

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

Ivana Bacik: Go raibh maith agat.

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

Ivana Bacik: Ceann Comhairle-----

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

Ivana Bacik: I have just been outside the gates with the retained firefighters. I ask the Minister what he proposes to do this week to stop what we are going to see happening next Tuesday. SIPTU has indicated that retained firefighters will begin to resign en masse next week if serious and meaningful engagement with the Government does not happen. Leaving theatrics aside, let us talk about the real...

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

Ivana Bacik: We need to see urgent action-----

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

Ivana Bacik: -----and meaningful engagement from the Government.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for outlining progress. He referred to progress on retrofitting and heat pumps. We need to see more ambition and urgency if we are to meet the target of 500,000 homes retrofitted by 2030. We certainly support that, and we support strenuous efforts being made to reach the target. We are concerned that progress has not been swift enough in this area. I will focus on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: This month.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad to hear the Minister commit to publishing the report on district heating in the next two weeks. That means it will be published this month, which is very welcome. We have heard really distressing stories from people in our constituency of Dublin Bay South who have been affected by overcharging in respect of district heating schemes. That has to be addressed. More broadly, I...