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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I join the Ceann Comhairle in welcoming our colleague from London, Mr. Liam Conlon, MP, for Beckenham and Penge, to the Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery. He is here with Donal Sheehan from his office. I commend Liam for his work on bringing forward Philomena’s law in Westminster, legislation that will secure additional justice for survivors of mother and baby homes, many...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The horrific killing is continuing in Gaza with reports of 29 more people, including several children, killed overnight in Gaza City by Israeli bombardment. The Gaza Strip lies in ruins with no sign of any renewal of the ceasefire. I support the calls for an independent international inquiry arising from the cold-blooded killing of 15 humanitarian workers at the end of March in Gaza who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: There were 233 children on a waiting list for spinal surgery at Children’s Health Ireland, CHI, hospitals at the end of February. Of those children, 43 who had been approved for surgery had been waiting more than six months and 15 of those had been kept waiting for more than a year. These children are in agony. It is a national shame on us all that they are kept waiting so long....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for clarifying that there has been engagement with Daniel Collins's family. However, I understand there is still no surgery date. We all wish Daniel and his family well. However, the reality is there are far too many families and far too many children still awaiting necessary surgery dates. Quite apart from the trauma all those families and children are going...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The tenant in situ scheme.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: It was the house.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The February figures for homelessness showed that 5,653 children are without a home. Child homelessness has deep and lasting impacts on children's lives and well-being. It is associated with childhood poverty. The tenant in situ scheme was a key measure brought in by Government that sought to address the root causes of child and family homelessness and enable people to stay in their homes...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 9. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [13744/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister, Deputy Foley, today published the report by Sheila Nunan on negotiations with the religious bodies involved in running mother and baby homes. It is disappointing to see how little the orders are prepared to do towards paying their fair share of redress. The vast majority are dragging their feet and delaying on the issue of redress. I think just one substantial offer has been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: What is the Government's view on this matter?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: Likewise.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: It is clear that the big hope is that there will be a negotiation pathway open. It is interesting to see the EU already saying it had previously offered to remove all tariff barriers on industrial goods and to buy more LNG from the US, but those offers were met by what was really a non-response from the US. There is a question about the extent to which there will be a response from the US....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: All of us send our thoughts to the families of the children whose spinal surgery was investigated by HIQA in the report. The Taoiseach has just articulated how appalling the findings are in respect of those children. It is deeply concerning to see them. The chair of the board of CHI has resigned so things are moving very swiftly. I ask for a proper debate on this in the House this week...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 216. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [16743/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of adult and child passports issued in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [17634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied at the adequacy of the service provided by a company (details supplied) particularly the S4 Route from the KCR Kimmage to UCD and back; and if he will make a statement on ghost buses. [17606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make a statement on data sharing restrictions in respect of statutory authorities under his department; and, in particular, if he will make a statement on the National Transport Authority’s ability to share anonymised information about speeding and other traffic offences with residents associations. [17636/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure for householders who do not have a driveway, in urban areas in particular; and if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of the planning implications of same. [17639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (8 Apr 2025)

Ivana Bacik: 399. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position of the memorandum of understanding between a company (details supplied) and the Office of Public Works in relation to flood insurance; and if his attention has been drawn to instances where consumers have been unable to avail of flood insurance due to a non-acceptance of the memorandum of understanding by insurance...