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Thu, 30 May 2024
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Legislative Reviews
Ivana Bacik
56. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Justice in respect of the need to update the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if he is satisfied that the redress scheme for construction defects is practicable in view of the lack of a review so far. [24572/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Rental Sector
Ivana Bacik
183. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will legislate to restrict no-fault evictions. [24573/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Human Rights
Ivana Bacik
86. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Ivana Bacik
97. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Energy Infrastructure
Ivana Bacik
101. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Energy Infrastructure
Ivana Bacik
102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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 both the construction phase and following project completion; if he will outline the comparative estimated budget to develop infrastructure for the geological storage of natural gas and associated defence costs during construction and following project completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23641/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Energy Infrastructure
Ivana Bacik
103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [23642/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Ivana Bacik
121. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Road Safety Authority
Ivana Bacik
150. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport 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 statement on the matter. [23942/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Textbooks
Ivana Bacik
247. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Ivana Bacik
293. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 matter. [24055/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Ivana Bacik
294. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Ivana Bacik
295. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24057/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Social Welfare Schemes
Ivana Bacik
312. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Legislative Process
Ivana Bacik
435. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked 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]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Health Services
Ivana Bacik
491. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked 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]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Middle East
Ivana Bacik
145. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs 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 Territories) Bill 2018. [23010/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Cycling Policy
Ivana Bacik
175. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on progress to require each local authority to appoint a cycling officer. [22850/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Ivana Bacik
71. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice 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]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Ivana Bacik
89. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked 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]