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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 736. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 13 December 2022, if he will report on his further engagement with Dublin City Council in respect to converting Baggot Street Hospital into accommodation for international protection applicants; if the council supplied him with a quote for refurbishing the building, following its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 742. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the croí cónaithe scheme to include properties where a portion of the property has been in use for commercial purposes, such as an office or a shop, but where an entire area or floor has been vacant for a period of two years and could be habitable; and his views on the need to convert habitable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 743. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the need to transition financial reliefs for housing programmes to a voucher system, rather than a grant system, to ensure inclusion of applicants who have insufficient means to front the cost of works. [56535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 750. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total national budget for rightsizing schemes for private homeowners, how many homes were purchased under this initiative in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56680/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 751. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the need for an ombudsman for homeless persons. [56686/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 753. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had with Irish Water, the Environmental Protection Agency and activist groups, respectively in respect of the level of sewage that was pumped into Dublin Bay in 2023; and the steps that can be taken to address this and to ensure adequate water quality for swimmers. [56717/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 754. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his Department’s work to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment in respect of the capital investment plan for wastewater infrastructure; and if he is satisfied with the adequacy of funding. [56718/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 796. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who have exited homelessness accommodation and were funded by his Department in each month from January 2019 to December 2023; the number who were minors; the number who were single persons; and the number of exits by families with children. [1054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 880. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target times that apply to the processing of jobseeker payments; and if she will report on the achievement of these targets in each month of 2023. [56728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1022. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023 in which bombs, grenades or improvised explosive devices have been used; and the number of occasions in that period when An Garda Síochána sought the assistance of the Army ordnance unit to manage such devices. [56708/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current timeline to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to legislate to ban conversion therapy; his response to the UN Human Rights Committee concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Ireland that calls on the Government to ban conversion practises; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1321. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has assessed the feasibility of converting a former hotel (details supplied) in Ballsbridge, Dublin into large-scale accommodation for international protection applicants or refugees. [56464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1408. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make a statement on the scope of healthcare professionals, which is intended to be regulated by planned legislation to restrict the practice of conversion therapy; and if explicit reference will be made to therapists and counsellors, whether State registered or unregistered. [1105/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1409. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make a statement on the efficacy of the core funding agreement in relation to the freezing of fees for parents; if there has been a reduction in the number of early years providers which are signing up to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on affordability of childcare for parents. [1111/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (17 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 1655. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be published. [1174/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 28 November 2023, when funding will be committed for the provision of additional drivers in 2024 (details supplied). [55848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to address the issues in a case (details supplied). [55598/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 84. To ask the Taoiseach the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; and where no plans are in place, the reasons why. [55054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vacant and derelict properties and sites that are owned by his Department; his plans to bring each of these properties and sites into use; where no plans are in place, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55044/23]