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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what guidance has been provided to local authorities for the role of a vacant homes officer; if he will provide a copy of any memos, circulars or guidance provided since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52517/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what powers local authorities have to ensure that units in apartments controlled or owned by investment funds are not kept deliberately vacant; if vacant homes officers are allowed to investigate the level of vacancy in apartment complexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make a statement on the need for increased veterinary supports in rural areas. [52235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 515. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 21 November 2023, if he has made representations to his counterparts in Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of ensuring that legislation to prohibit the practice of conversion therapy is sufficient to prevent persons from being sent to Northern Ireland to access...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of IVF-related patients accessing care in a HSE-associated healthcare setting in each of the years 2018 to 2023. [51892/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 584. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a GP-led model of care for transgender people, based on informed consent; his views on the current practice by the National Gender Service which advises GPs not to administer blood tests to transgender patients who are self-medicating; his plans to reduce the waiting list for assessment at the National Gender Service; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 656. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a job evaluation for support workers in Section 38 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52532/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: With the updated homeless figures to be released tomorrow, I raise the issue of vacancy. It is a national disgrace that we have such a scourge of vacancy and dereliction across the country when nearly 13,000 people are homeless. I raised the issue with the Taoiseach yesterday. I pointed out the enormous shortfall between the number of properties recorded as vacant in the census and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We are not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: What is the alternative?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: It is imperfect but what is the alternative?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you because I was not part of the pathetic shouting earlier.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The prospect of a temporary end to Israel’s brutal bombardment of Gaza and the expected and hoped-for release by Hamas of women and children hostages including, we hope, Emily Hand, offers a glimmer of hope in what are very dark days. However, we all appreciate that work must continue and diplomatic efforts internationally must intensify until a permanent ceasefire can be agreed. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We must use all the diplomatic tools at our disposal to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The Tánaiste’s comments on sanctions are welcome and I hope we will hear more about that. He is right to commend the UN aid workers and the UN role in Gaza. But it is undermining of the UN to suggest that because of flaws in the UN that we should somehow abandon our triple lock. That was not the recommendation that was made by Professor Richardson or her forum. She...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, lines 26 and 27, to delete “Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage” and substitute “AnCoimisiún Toghcháin”. I wrote to the Minister earlier this week to explain the rationale behind putting these amendments and I welcome the opportunity to do so. We entirely accept the report of the Electoral...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister for setting out in detail the reasons for his decision not to accept the amendment. In the circumstances I will withdraw it but I reserve the right to come back on Report Stage. We would like to take a little bit of time to look over these reasons and then consider whether we will resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "(3) An Coimisiún Toghcháinshall conduct research and, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, make such recommendations as it considers appropriate to Dáil Éireann on— (a) an appropriate reconstitution of electoral divisions in the State in accordance with objective...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I will resist the temptation. The point is that this is very welcome. We have updated our electoral system and machinery for running elections through the establishment of a new permanent commission. We must also make sure that the rules and legislative provisions the Electoral Commission will implement are also up-to-date and fit for purpose. This is a matter of tidying up but it is an...