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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, the high court in Belfast made a ruling that parts of the Tories' Rwanda Act cannot be applied in Northern Ireland as they undermine human rights protections under the post-Brexit Windsor Framework and, indeed, that some parts are also incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. The judgment is under appeal but it confirms the concerns Deputy Ó...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Where is the emergency legislation on this that was promised by the Minister for Justice two weeks ago?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I, too, would like to see an urgent debate this week on the Government's plan to provide sustainable accommodation for those who come here seeking international protection. I just came from the canal earlier. Along Baggot Street Bridge, there are now 48 tents. Last week, I welcomed the multi-agency operation. I was down there to observe it. It was inhumane and unsustainable to see so...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome this opportunity to debate the issue of housing in this House. Housing is consistently the number one issue of concern in communities throughout the country. It is acknowledged by the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, by the Taoiseach and by other Ministers that housing is the single biggest challenge facing the Government now. We often hear from Government benches, even while...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: As we mark National Bike Week next week, I will be asking Oireachtas Members to get on their bikes and join me outside the front of Leinster House next Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the cycling campaigns to highlight the need to promote cycling and cycling infrastructure. We have seen a recent study by researchers in France showing how much health benefit there is to cycling. For each kilometre...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We do need to have statements on the Government's policy to ensure adequate accommodation is in place for those who come here seeking refuge. I was back at Percy Place this morning, having been there yesterday. The numbers of those forced to sleep in tents have increased over those days. I commend the local volunteers who have been providing support. Clearly, this is inhumane and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for the response and for reaffirming his commitment to settle this issue in the lifetime of this Government and for providing me with the timeframe for making the decision for the sustainable future funding model by the summer recess. This is very welcome. I am mindful of the concerns expressed by Seamus Dooley of the National Union of Journalists when he responded to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the long-awaited publication yesterday of the three external reports examining governance, human resources and finances at RTÉ. As we review the content of those reports, however, people around the country are amazed and alarmed that our national broadcaster, the organisation to which they pay the TV licence fee every year, continues to be mired in controversy. In more than...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Today the Residential Tenancies Board index for the last quarter of 2023 has brought yet more grim news for those locked out of home ownership. It shows that new tenants are paying hundreds of euro more in rent than existing renters. This report is just another symptom of poor political choices on housing made by the Government. The decision not to pass the Labour Party's renters' rights...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: They are related.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: But ambition is needed.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I wish everyone a happy May Day. I also wish Deputy McDonald a happy birthday today. May Day is a day when we mark progress made on workers' rights and note how much still remains to be done. I raise with the Taoiseach workers' rights legislation that we in Labour brought forward in January. We used our Private Members' time to debate our Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Last week, US President Joe Biden approved €26 billion in new funding for the Israeli regime. He said that funding for weapons for Israel is conditional on compliance with international humanitarian law, yet the evidence that Netanyahu and the Israeli Government are breaking international law is overwhelming as we see that nearly 35,000 civilians in Gaza have now been killed. Gaza's...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We are deeply concerned by the reports today about the Government’s plans to review or abandon Ireland’s triple lock system. When is the debate likely to take place? I see the Tánaiste is bringing proposals to Cabinet today on the basis, he says, that the triple lock leaves decisions on deployment of Irish troops in the hands of China and Russia. That is not the case...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We need clarity of the issue of accommodation provision, on data and on how he is going to deal with the impact of the Rwanda Bill.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raised with the Taoiseach three specific points on which I sought a response on which the Government has failed in its in its approach. The first was on the provision of accommodation and safe shelter. I am glad the Taoiseach said that safe shelter will be provided to those currently forced to sleep in tents on Mount Street but we need to know when. I have been engaging, as have all the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: The recent debate on immigration has been dominated by disinformation. That is regrettable because it is essential we stick to the facts. Because when we talk about immigration, we are talking about people - people who are seeking refuge here in a country that is a welcoming country. Disinformation is making this country less safe for everyone. Communities are suffering because of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Conor Gallagher in The Irish Times reports today that former soldiers of the elite Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing have resumed military training operations in Libya in an apparent breach of international sanctions. Through their company, Irish Training Solutions, these former elite special forces members are training troops of a Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by Russia. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Is é cúrsaí tithíochta príomhfhadhb na tíre seo. Is gá dúinn tithe maithe ar phraghas réasúnta a sholáthar do gach duine. Caithfear deireadh a chur le drochpholasaithe an Rialtais seo. Yesterday, the Government presented its quarterly Housing for All update. As always, the press conference appeared to be a smiley, happy occasion....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: We have plans.