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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Today, more than 1,000 people are seeking international protection here and are sleeping rough on the streets of our capital city, many of them in tents less than 1 km away from here in Mount Street. Leaving people on the streets in poor weather risks lives. Emergency measures were put in place when there was public outcry during the snow last week. However, on Monday, those vulnerable...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday's dramatic statement by the former chair of the RTÉ board, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, clearly raises more questions for the Minister, Deputy Martin, and, indeed, the Government to respond to. I echo the calls that have been made for statements, questions and answers to be scheduled before the Dáil this week so we can finally put this matter to rest, because this has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the news the Government will not be opposing the Labour Party motion. That is welcome. That is constructive. However, not putting down a Government countermotion will be an empty gesture if there is no movement or delivery and no attempt to implement the important measures we have proposed. I agree with the Taoiseach when he says that change is not coming quickly enough. It...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Once again, the RTÉ soap opera is distracting vital attention from the disastrous situation facing those who are at the mercy of our broken housing system. Right now, 13,531 people are recorded as homeless, including more than 4,000 children, and 18,000 homes are being advertised for short lets on Airbnb, while just 2,000 are available on Daft.ie for longer term rents. Rents are...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure that housing in barracks around the country is used. [10214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the implementation of the next phase of the Dublin Network Redesign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10637/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make a statement on the need for additional social and affordable housing in Rathmines and surrounds, including by way of Part V housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tourist Accommodation (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has made representations to the EU Commission in respect of the need for regulation of online short-term tourist letting companies; and if he will report on the preparations his Department is making for when legislation to regulate such companies is passed and implemented. [10426/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make a statement on the need to support older persons to downsize. [10427/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private houses that local authorities are renting and subletting as social housing by local authority; the annual cost of renting these houses in each of the years 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10429/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make a statement on the adequacy of enforcement powers within the Residential Tenancies Board; and his plans to establish an enforcement bureau within the organisation to ensure that those who subvert legal protections for tenants are addressed. [10430/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide additional funding to deal with issues surrounding maintenance of social housing, particularly flat complexes. [10431/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current staffing levels in each local authority, compared with 2018. [10433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current staffing levels in An Bord Pleanála, compared with 2020 and 2018; and the staffing levels in the same period in each division of the organisation, in tabular form. [10434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 423. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports available to councillors with disabilities when they are elected; if local authorities are required to provide supports; what provisions are in place; if statutory requirements are in place; the additional measures he intends to introduce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10630/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on recent legislation which passed in Westminster to create an optional bereavement certificate for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks’ gestation; and her plans to introduce such a similar initiative here. [10428/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 456. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how income (details supplied) is assessed when an individual is elected to a local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10631/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for lifting the HSE recruitment freeze; his plans to reinstate recruitment for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10372/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on progress to convert into use vacant properties under the ownership of his Department and the HSE; and if he will list the units in respect of which such work has commenced, in tabular form. [10432/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (5 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 759. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove prescription fees for medical card holders; and his views on the affordability of prescription medications for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10683/24]