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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: -----that at least pregnant women and women about to give birth-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: -----to new babies will be allowed out.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Cúram dár dtuismitheoirí agus dár sean-thuismitheoirí; an bhfuil aon rud níos tábhachtaí? Irish society knows well the value of caring for the older people in our society, the value of community and the right of everyone to live with dignity but those values are simply not reflected in the Government’s policies and actions on home care. That...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The Taoiseach's response did not address the crucial issues. I will spell them out. The crucial issues, which are evidenced in the Government's and the HSE's figures, include, first, the lack of healthcare workers. There are simply not enough healthcare workers to meet the need. The second crucial issue is the number of people who are awaiting care, having been assessed for home-care...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I will be sharing time with Deputy Nash. I commend our colleague, Deputy Duncan Smith, on introducing this very important motion which I know is close to his own heart and to all of our hearts. It is vital that we give recognition for home care workers and home helps who, as Deputy Smith has said, are indeed the unsung heroes of our healthcare system. I think we can all agree on that....

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: The housing crisis is the civil rights issue of our times here in Ireland. There is real agreement on that across the House. We all know that the social consequences of failed housing policy are massive for people from all walks of life. Young professionals and even workers on what would be considered good wages are stuck in their childhood bedrooms into their thirties and forties because...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: I return to the issue of Gaza. Today marks one month since the brutal massacre of civilians in Israel by Hamas. It is a devastating anniversary. Since then, we have seen the brutal bombardment by Israel of the people of Gaza, bringing about 10,000 deaths, including 4,000 children and unprecedented numbers of journalists and aid workers killed so brutally. Our thoughts go to all those...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households which have paid the vacant homes tax in 2023. [47277/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 381. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons in receipt of sub-minima rates of pay for those aged 17, 18, and 19 years, in tabular form. [47280/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on an issue affecting a school (details supplied); if she will clarify the position regarding the tender process and planned handover date of September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47452/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total new homes recorded under Housing for All progress updates; the number which have gone to market; and the number which are now inhabited. [47276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for a local authority home loan in 2023; the number of approvals for a local authority home loan in 2023; and the total amount drawn down in local authority home loans in 2023 in each local authority, in tabular form. [47278/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if section 19 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, which imposes a general requirement on planning authorities to make a local area plan in respect of an area that is "designated as a town in the most recent census of population", can continue to be operated, given that census 2022 did not designate any areas as towns;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of government funding for all Dublin City Council housing programmes and expenditure in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the designated uses for each funding stream; if he will report on any projected changes in individual funding streams for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the anticipated changes in funding to local authorities for 2024 in respect of the conversion of voids; and, where a reduction in funding is projected, the rationale for such a reduction. [47869/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 24 October 2023, if any reduction in subvention to any local authority will be reduced in the years 2023 or 2024; and if so, the rationale for such a reduction. [47870/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for capping the average amount spent by local authorities under the void programme at an average of €11,000 across all dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the adequacy of this reimbursement in view of the cost of building materials and labour. [47903/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers' claiming the lower rate of jobseekers’ allowance for those aged under 25 years. [47279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 823. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to require the recording of the nationality of those who have charges entered against them under the Criminal Justice Sectoral Strategy 2022-2024, or any other policy which promotes data driven approaches to reviewing the criminal justice system here. [47902/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Daylight Savings Time (7 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 836. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make a statement on her representations to her counterparts in Britain and Northern Ireland in relation to daylight savings. [48249/23]