Parliamentary questions

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Ivana Bacik

121. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the High-Level Oversight Board for the Zero Tolerance strategy to be jointly led by the Secretary General of his Department. [34514/22]

Energy Prices

Ivana Bacik

152. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to address the higher-than-average prices charged to customers of district heating companies which purchase and charge for gas at the commercial rate rather than the residential rate. [45875/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

153. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to incentivise the installation of solar PV panels and the selling of electricity to Electric Ireland during the cost-of-living crisis, given that credits on electricity bills are provided at the end of the year, rather than periodically throughout it; and if he plans to change the frequency of credit provision. [45877/22]

Road Safety Authority

Ivana Bacik

200. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Road Safety Authority's review of road traffic collision data sharing policies and procedures in light of GDPR requirements. [45913/22]

Pension Levy

Ivana Bacik

227. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to carry out a full review of the levy imposed on private occupational pensions; the total revenue collected by the pension levy on pensions funds; and if there are plans to restore any of the monies collected. [45876/22]

European Union

Ivana Bacik

415. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when approval by the European Commission of the Operational Programme for Ireland under the European Social Fund Plus 2021 to 2027 is expected. [45473/22]

Immigration Policy

Ivana Bacik

454. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the progress of the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrant scheme. [45879/22]

Citizenship Applications

Ivana Bacik

464. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice her views on the restoration of birthright citizenship for all persons born in Ireland. [45878/22]

Vaccination Programme

Ivana Bacik

518. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines which have been pledged by Ireland to other countries since March 2020; and the details of these pledges and donations, broken down by terms of location and vaccine type, in tabular form. [45633/22]

Vaccination Programme

Ivana Bacik

519. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been donated to other countries since March 2022; and the details of these pledges and donations, broken down by location and vaccine type, in tabular form. [45634/22]

Vaccination Programme

Ivana Bacik

520. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the date that each consignment of Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived in each respective recipient country; and the expiry date associated with each respective consignment. [45635/22]

Vaccination Programme

Ivana Bacik

521. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department records the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses procured by the Government which have expired without being used; and if so, the details of these expirations, broken down by vaccine type, in tabular form. [45636/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Ivana Bacik

553. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the position on the importation of medical devices in respect of equipment used by people with disabilities; and the criteria for shipment here, such as whether the frequency of importation is decided on the basis of cost, volume or need. [45880/22]

Departmental Reports

Ivana Bacik

1. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2021 will be published. [35871/22]

Departmental Bodies

Ivana Bacik

5. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit within his Department. [35872/22]

European Parliament

Ivana Bacik

8. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit and address to the European Parliament. [34513/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Ivana Bacik

31. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the effect of antisocial behaviour on central Dublin businesses; and if he has corresponded with the Minister for Justice on the matter. [43559/22]

Environmental Schemes

Ivana Bacik

45. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he proposes to expand retrofitting grants and subsidies to support the upgrading of older developments. [42984/22]

Environmental Schemes

Ivana Bacik

152. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected spend by the SEAI in 2022 on the solar electricity grant; the amount that was budgeted for this scheme in 2022; the amount that is available in 2023; the projected number of installations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/22]

Environmental Schemes

Ivana Bacik

153. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that the solar electricity grant is capped at a maximum of €2,400; the reason for capping the grant; the estimated projected cost in 2023 of doubling the cap to either €4,800, €5,000 or €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44261/22]

Rail Network

Ivana Bacik

232. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his Department intends to commission a feasibility study regarding a Metro South West line via Rathfarnham to Tallaght following the Metro to Knocklyon feasibility study of 2021. [42986/22]

Road Traffic Accidents

Ivana Bacik

233. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Road Safety Authority has not published any data on road traffic collisions since 2016; if his Department has a role in requesting that such information is published; and, if so, when up-to-date data will be made available. [42987/22]

Transport Costs

Ivana Bacik

306. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of capping public transport fares at either €9 a month or €10 a month for the remainder of 2022 from October to December; the estimated full-year cost of each in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/22]

Tax Code

Ivana Bacik

346. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for imposing a rate of 23% VAT on dog and other domestic pet grooming services given that other veterinary services are taxed at different rates; and if it is intended to harmonise rates for the sector. [42550/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Ivana Bacik

499. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the effect of antisocial behaviour on tourism in central Dublin; and if she has corresponded with the Minister for Justice on the matter. [43558/22]

Planning Issues

Ivana Bacik

548. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an exemption to planning permission requirements for the fitting of rooftop solar panels will be implemented. [42551/22]

Departmental Data

Ivana Bacik

1252. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that children born after 31 December 2022 do not qualify for the first year of the early childhood care and education scheme; and his plans to amend the scheme to address this anomaly. [43565/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ivana Bacik

1283. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 13 July 2022, if the projected funding includes children on the ECCE programme; if not, the projected additional costs for the cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ivana Bacik

1284. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated additional costs for increasing ECCE hours from three to six; the estimated cost for every additional ECCE week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44228/22]

Education and Training Provision

Ivana Bacik

1304. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the number of Irish university places for pharmacy, including new pathways for experienced pharmacy technicians to qualify by way of a part-time qualification course in view of the shortage of retail pharmacists in Ireland. [42560/22]

Departmental Appointments

Ivana Bacik

1423. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the process that is in place for the selection of candidates for nomination to the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; if the process complies with rules requiring the procedure to be in accordance with published national guidelines or otherwise transparent and designed to lead to the nomination of the most-qualified candidates; and if it is intended to develop further processes for the selection of candidates in the future. [43212/22]

An Garda Síochána

Ivana Bacik

1440. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made following the roll-out of Operation Citizen; and if the Garda Commissioner has indicated if a scaling up of the project is expected [43556/22]

Pharmacy Services

Ivana Bacik

1657. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on the shortage of retail pharmacists in Ireland; and if he has made representations to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Innovation, Research and Science with a view to developing a strategy to increase the number of persons qualifying as retail pharmacists. [42561/22]

Transport Policy

Ivana Bacik

232. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the way that he proposes to address the shortage of taxis in Dublin city at night-time; and if it is planned to introduce more 24-hour bus routes in the city in recognition of the safety concerns which exist for persons who are forced to walk home at night due to a lack of safe transport options. [40353/22]

Bus Services

Ivana Bacik

315. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the major inconvenience being caused to commuters due to the volume of cancellations and missing buses on bus route 120 (details supplied) from Edenderry to Dublin, notably in the mornings and the evening rush hour peaks; the lack of accurate real-time information on the route; the action that is being taken to address this due to the impact it is having on persons seeking to use the service from Celbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41855/22]

Budget 2023

Ivana Bacik

372. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering ending the subsidisation of jet kerosene in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40636/22]

Energy Conservation

Ivana Bacik

475. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to scale up the retrofitting of social housing as part of cost-of-living measures planned for Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/22]

Departmental Bodies

Ivana Bacik

610. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the members of the Marine Licence Vetting Committee; the expertise of each; when each member was appointed; the terms of reference for the Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41856/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Ivana Bacik

838. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the resources that are available to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to respond to threats to natural heritage and biodiversity within the national parks and nature reserves including coastlines; if the service is adequately resourced for summer fires; the additional resources that have been put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41857/22]

Legislative Measures

Ivana Bacik

1328. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the introduction of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme Bill. [39887/22]

Third Level Admissions

Ivana Bacik

1450. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it is planned to increase capacity for veterinary medicine training in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40412/22]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

1512. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the status of plans to publish in full or in part the Inspector of Prison’s three-day monitoring report and section 31(2) investigation report relating to the Dóchas Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39888/22]

Prison Service

Ivana Bacik

1513. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the action that is being taken by her Department and the Irish Prison Service in response to the findings of the Inspector of Prison’s three-day monitoring report and section 31(2) investigation report relating to the Dóchas Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39889/22]

Health Strategies

Ivana Bacik

1778. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on the overall effectiveness of Ireland’s cancer strategy; and if it is planned to increase the holistic supports provided to persons with cancer and their families. [40403/22]

Health Services

Ivana Bacik

1804. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the data which is recorded by his Department in respect of cancer diagnosis and treatment; the way that data informs policy; the number of persons in Ireland who were diagnosed with cancer in 2021; the number who were treated for cancer by HSE facilities in 2021; and the number of persons who were being treated for cancer in a HSE facility who died from the illness in 2021. [40543/22]

Veterinary Services

Ivana Bacik

2089. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary nurses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40413/22]

Organic Farming

Ivana Bacik

2114. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional emissions saving from the conversion of every 1,000 hectares of agricultural land to organic farming; the additional cost in supporting the transition of every 1,000 hectares; the overall funding for organic farming in 2022; the projected budget for same in 2023; the amount of this that is budgeted from the CAP each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40961/22]

Organic Farming

Ivana Bacik

2115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of organic farming land that are expected to be in place by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40962/22]

Agriculture Industry

Ivana Bacik

2116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of animal feed imported into Ireland in each of the past five years; the projected level of imports in 2022 and 2023; the projected carbon emissions that result from these imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40963/22]

Agriculture Industry

Ivana Bacik

2117. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of chemical fertiliser imported into Ireland in each of the past five years; the projected level of imports in 2022 and 2023; the projected carbon emissions that result from these imports; the proportion that relates to nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertiliser; the current policy approach to fertiliser imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40964/22]