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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to re-examine the position regarding recognition of the Armenian Genocide 1915-1917; and if he will report on any engagement with his counterparts in the European Union in respect of same since his taking office. [23667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he is taking to ensure homeowners eligible for the defective concrete blocks scheme can apply for SEAI grants including if they have already previously availed of them; when this problem will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when homeowners eligible for the defective concrete blocks scheme can apply for SEAI grants including if they have already previously availed of them; the number of current applicants that are affected; the number of cases SEAI has resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24059/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated timeline for the proposed acquisition of a floating storage and regasification unit and construction of ancillary grid-connection facilities, if approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23640/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated budget required for the proposed acquisition of a floating storage and regasification unit and the construction of ancillary grid-connection facilities, if approved; the estimated annual budget to be allocated for the protection of a floating storage and regasification unit from potential attack during...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the relative risks pertaining to the probability of gas supply disruption from the UK, given the presence of two separate Moffat pipelines, outweigh the climate risks, at national and international level, associated with the inevitable emissions from a proposed new floating storage and regasification unit; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the continued vacancies of two positions on the board of the Road Safety Authority since 1 January 2024; when the vacancies will be filled; his views on the board's capacity to manage recent increases in road deaths with a barely quorate seven members, instead of the full complement of nine; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the funding awarded for schoolbooks was reduced to €80 per pupil from €96 in 2023; the savings to her Department from this reduction; if schools are allowed to pass on higher costs to parents; if she plans to reduce it further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24053/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the current maximum remediation option grant of €420,000 by 10% as provided for in the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to account for increased building costs; when he intends to review the level of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will implement the updated costs report from an organisation (details supplied) received by his Department on 29 March 2024 to ensure that grants under the defection concrete blocks scheme account for increased construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes he plans to make to the defective concrete block scheme; if he will ensure the cost of replacing foundations is provided for; the action he intends to take to address the presence of pyrite and pyrrhotite in aggregates within poured concrete foundations and the risk that these will cause future damage to rebuilt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason parents of twins and triplets only receive one entitlement to parent's benefit until the child attains the age of two, given that 130 days' parental leave is provided per child. [23639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 435. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 8 May 2024, if he will list all the preparatory steps which are required prior to commencement of the Public Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023; and if he will offer a progress report in respect of each of these steps. [23668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 491. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend BreastCheck screening to younger age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will comment on the statement of Ireland in the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israeli Practice and Policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on 22 February 2024; and if he will comment on the statement of the Attorney General at [37], and its relation to the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (21 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on progress to require each local authority to appoint a cycling officer. [22850/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the statutory functions of An Garda Síochána in compiling statistics on the prevalence of certain types of theft and robbery offences; and where those functions are conferred. [21913/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 89. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children accessing early childhood education and school age childcare on the NCS sponsorship subsidy; if he will provide a breakdown of same by county, in tabular form; and if he will provide a breakdown of same by way of percentage of those in community and private services. [21917/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 90. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of referrals for NCS sponsorship by each of the Minister for Education, the Minister for Justice, Tusla, the HSE and local authorities in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average childcare fee paid by parents in each county in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; the lowest childcare fee paid by parents in each county in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the highest childcare fee paid by parents in each county...