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Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Departmental Properties
Ivana Bacik
721. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on progress to convert into use vacant properties under the ownership of his Department and the HSE; and if he will list the units in respect of which such work has commenced, in tabular form. [10432/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Prescriptions Charges
Ivana Bacik
759. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove prescription fees for medical card holders; and his views on the affordability of prescription medications for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10683/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Climate Change Policy
Ivana Bacik
102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his views on the report by the Climate Change Advisory Council; if he will report on his engagement with the Minister for Finance in respect of the recommendation on taxation policy and transport emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8762/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Job Losses
Ivana Bacik
173. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with management at a company (details supplied) since it was announced that the firm would be making a portion of its workforce redundant; and if he will make a statement on job losses in the technology sector more generally. [8756/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Employment Rights
Ivana Bacik
180. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his engagement with external stakeholders in respect of the provision of paid leave for persons who have experienced a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation, or to facilitate access to reproductive healthcare treatments; if he will list the stakeholders which have made representations to him on the matters; and the position of his Department in respect of the measure. [9311/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Fire Service
Ivana Bacik
268. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average wait time for fire brigade attendance at a scene, following a call to emergency services, in each county. [8754/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Planning Issues
Ivana Bacik
269. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage time taken for approval by an Bord Pleanála for large- and small-scale residential developments, respectively, in each local authority area; if staffing shortages are exacerbating delays; and if shortfalls in staffing numbers will be remedied in 2024. [8755/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Water Services
Ivana Bacik
274. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential units which are awaiting water connections in each local authority area; the average wait time for water connection in each local authority area; and the longest existing delay for a water connection in each local authority area. [8825/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Rental Sector
Ivana Bacik
297. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce new measures, legislative or otherwise, to tackle the practise of some landlords knowingly allowing their rental properties to fall into disrepair; and his views on the adequacy of existing mechanisms for supporting the rights of tenants. [9309/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Housing Policy
Ivana Bacik
298. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to restrict no fault evictions; and the proposals which have been explored by his Department in respect of no fault evictions. [9310/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Ivana Bacik
299. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on nutrition and access to play areas and recreational facilities for children in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the measures taken by his Department to monitor children's wellbeing while in emergency accommodation. [9313/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Domestic Violence
Ivana Bacik
300. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expenditure on women's refuges in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the projected expenditure for 2024. [9314/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Local Authorities
Ivana Bacik
301. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to collect data on the role and function of staff at local authorities, as part of his Department's workforce planning for the local government sector. [9315/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Ivana Bacik
332. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average wait time for garda attendances at a scene, following a call to both emergency services and local Garda stations, in each county. [8753/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Departmental Consultations
Ivana Bacik
464. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his engagement with external stakeholders in respect of the provision of paid leave for persons who have experienced a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation, or to facilitate access to reproductive healthcare treatments; if he will list the stakeholders which have made representations to him on the matters; and the position of his Department in respect of the measure since the completion of a UCC study on the issue. [9312/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Ambulance Service
Ivana Bacik
499. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times for ambulance arrival; and if he will supply a breakdown of average wait times in each county. [8752/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Prescription Charges
Ivana Bacik
500. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove prescription fees for medical cardholders. [8757/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Ivana Bacik
565. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if the position of his Department has changed since 2017 with respect to funding supports for post-mastectomy patients; the rationale for cutting the allowance for post-mastectomy products; and if he will review the decision to cut the allowance. [9066/24]
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Ivana Bacik
645. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the employer-led national apprenticeship programme in respect of the local government sector. [9316/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Heritage Sites
Ivana Bacik
120. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the position of the Office of Public Works in relation to South Dublin County Council's proposal to redevelop the Rathfarnham Castle courtyards and stables by building a 14,000 sq. m commercial retail and food unit; and specifically, the position regarding the proposal to create a new food retailer beside the café operated by the Office of Public Works in Rathfarnham Castle. [8416/24]