Results 1,841-1,860 of 11,433 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for his response, but the figures he has provided are cold comfort to the more than 4,700 people who received notices to quit between January and March. The State exams are beginning next week and we all wish those sitting their junior and leaving certificate exams the best, but it is a particularly difficult time for the parents of children who are sitting those exams...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It is a drop in the ocean.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I join colleagues in welcoming the publication of this landmark report into familicide. I commend Ms Maura Butler and her colleagues on it. I express my sympathy and that of my Labour colleagues to all those families affected by this dreadful phenomenon. An féidir leis an Aire a admháil gur botún a bhí ann? Can he admit that the Minister for Housing, Local...

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Along with my Labour colleagues, I am glad to support this motion and I commend Deputy Cian O'Callaghan on bringing it forward. It is the latest in a series of Opposition motions and proposals to address the housing disaster, the chronic housing shortage and the Government's failure to address it. We in Labour have put forward constructive proposals of our own to begin the path to secure...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the procedure in place where a member of the Defence Forces submits a resignation; the grounds on which such a resignation can be refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of breaches of orders made under the Domestic Violence Act 2018 which were reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2022, and to date in 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of breaches of orders made under the Domestic Violence Act 2018 which were prosecuted in the District Court in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Counter-Terrorism (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the process for proscribing organisations; and his views on the adequacy of the mechanism in place. [26629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 153. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the investigative powers of Pobal where a breach of the core funding model is reported; his views on the procedure which is in place; and his plans to strengthen investigative and remedial mechanisms in place for alleged breaches of the core funding model. [26633/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the adequacy of supports for persons with a foetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26630/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (31 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that graduates of the military medicine training scheme are sufficiently enabled to register as a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26631/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I raise two issues related to energy usage and climate. Does Ireland have any plans to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, which is being used by companies internationally to thwart climate action? We have seen other European countries now signalling their intention to withdraw, including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, especially following a landmark case where Italy was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Is any investigation planned or proposed into the immigrant investor programme? This was otherwise known as the "golden passport" scheme. It closed to new applicants on 15 February this year. Quite a number of concerns have been raised about how it operated, to whom it applied and so on. It was often referred to, as I said, as a golden passport or a passport for investors. What brought...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [22861/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I have to raise the slow pace of delivery on social and affordable housing. Some progress is being made and I welcome the announcement that the Land Development Agency, LDA, has received planning permission for more than 800 homes in Dundrum in south Dublin. However, there is concern about the capacity to deliver on announcements once they are made. I refer in particular to an issue in my...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Friday's homelessness figures marked yet another shameful milestone, with 12,259 people now recorded as homeless, including more than 4,000 children. This morning, stark testimony was given to the housing committee by representatives of Threshold, the Simon Communities and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, which reminded Oireachtas Members that the 12,000 plus figure recorded by the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: -----in the allocation of housing. Will the Government support the Bill, as Focus Ireland has sought, and ensure it is brought into law?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We need a debate about the pay and conditions of retained firefighters. The Taoiseach will be aware that there was a breakdown in negotiations between the National Retained Firefighters Association and Government agencies earlier this month. We know that retained firefighters have very onerous conditions. They must be other call for 24 hours a day for a minimum 48 hours for 48 weeks of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 108. To ask the Taoiseach the timeline for the establishment of the citizens’ assembly on the future of education; if he will report on progress and developing the terms of reference for same; and if the assembly will examine the future purpose of the education system here. [25598/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 110. To ask the Taoiseach the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022. [26240/23]