Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Ivana Bacik

136. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process for applying for and granting visa waivers under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. [59678/21]

International Protection

Ivana Bacik

163. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the completion of the special Afghan admission programme. [59677/21]

Tax Code

Ivana Bacik

78. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if capital gains tax applies on the sale of a family home in Ireland in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59408/21]

Visa Applications

Ivana Bacik

161. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if Irish citizens in receipt of disability allowance are required to provide evidence of cumulative income of at least €40,000 over and above any State benefits in the three years prior to sponsoring a visa application for a non-EEA national spouse. [59493/21]

Third Level Costs

Ivana Bacik

56. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the student protests which took place on 23 November 2021 led by a union (details supplied): the way he plans to reduce the cost of the student contribution and student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59096/21]

Electric Vehicles

Ivana Bacik

175. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his role in the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points; the action his Department plans to take to ensure that those who intend to purchase an electric vehicle will be facilitated to charge their vehicles with accessible charging points; and if he will mandate the ESB to provide public charge points on residential roads where there are no driveways. [58313/21]

Legislative Programme

Ivana Bacik

489. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the status of the courts and civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill. [58955/21]

Home Care Packages

Ivana Bacik

681. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the length of time persons who have been assessed for delivery of home support hours must wait for a carer to become available; and the number of the 4,933 persons in this category as at end September 2021 that have been waiting in excess of one, three, six months and one year, respectively in tabular form. [58954/21]

National Cultural Institutions

Ivana Bacik

229. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a museum, gallery or collections under her aegis or held by bodies funded by her Department hold artefacts or exhibits claimed by other nations; if so, if she will list these items; the locations in which they are held; and the nation that seeks their return. [58190/21]

Gorse Burning

Ivana Bacik

238. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of fighting gorse and upland fires, by local authority, in each of the years since 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58191/21]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

319. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of usable cells in each prison and overall across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58189/21]

Rental Sector

Ivana Bacik

252. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if a tenant (details supplied) whose landlord is not resident in Ireland must pay tax on their rent directly to the Revenue Commissioners; and if this regulation is enforced in circumstances in which tenants live in properties which are let on a third-party platform such as a company (details supplied). [57479/21]

Water Quality

Ivana Bacik

270. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to an announcement by the European Commission that it would refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice over alleged non-compliance with the drinking water directive; the water supply zones that have been deemed to have excessive levels of trihalomethane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56984/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ivana Bacik

446. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to centralise and streamline processes with the early years hive, Pobal and Tusla to avoid situations which have arisen in a service provider (details supplied). [57481/21]

Immigration Policy

Ivana Bacik

487. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her Department’s regularisation scheme is on track to be delivered in November 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57440/21]

Departmental Policies

Ivana Bacik

667. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to reduce carbon emissions in the healthcare supply chain. [57480/21]

EU Directives

Ivana Bacik

138. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding, and his views on, the EU mandatory human rights due diligence directive being brought forward by the European Commission; and the steps his Department intends to take to ensure that Ireland is in a position to implement it. [56120/21]

National Transport Authority

Ivana Bacik

172. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the beneficial ownership of the land reservation that had been designated for the Dublin eastern bypass given the decision of the National Transport Authority not to proceed with plans for the site. [56116/21]

Road Safety Authority

Ivana Bacik

205. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the use of fixed-term contracts for driving testers at the RSA (details supplied); and his views on the use of contracts of indefinite duration in certain circumstances at the RSA. [56119/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ivana Bacik

268. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding, and status of, the resumption of indoor basketball practice and games in the context of public health measures; and if there are plans to bring about a further reopening for the sport. [56118/21]