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Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Childcare Services
Ivana Bacik
411. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional funding required to reduce the costs of childcare for parents to €50 per week or €100 per month; if he will provide a breakdown of the additional allocations required in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38752/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Childcare Services
Ivana Bacik
412. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm that if a child is in after school care and previously qualified for the national childcare scheme universal subsidy when in a creche that they will now qualify for additional support under the NCS in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Departmental Functions
Ivana Bacik
3. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic policy unit of his Department. [25827/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Commissions of Investigation
Ivana Bacik
17. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the investigation being carried out by the Secretary General of his Department into the leaking of details of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation. [32140/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Ivana Bacik
21. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [29332/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Ivana Bacik
204. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Cabinet Committee on Covid-19. [35869/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Equal Opportunities Employment
Ivana Bacik
93. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to develop further services and supports to address the needs of children and adults with autism; and if the implementation of such services and supports will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36231/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Public Transport
Ivana Bacik
155. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to develop further services to address the needs of children and adults with autism who use public transport in Ireland; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36232/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Ivana Bacik
374. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she intends to develop further services and supports to address the needs of children and young persons with autism; and if the implementation of such services and supports will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36229/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Ivana Bacik
426. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to develop further supports and services to address the needs of children and adults with autism; and if the implementation of such services and supports will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36230/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Legislative Reviews
Ivana Bacik
428. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will amend section 2(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998 to insert, after "behaviour" in paragraph (e) of the definition of disability, "or seriously affects a person's capacity to take part in normal social interaction or to form social relationships"; if it is planned to do so within the next 12 months; and if he will provide a timeline for doing so. [36215/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Legislative Reviews
Ivana Bacik
459. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will amend section 2(1) of the Equal Status Act 2000 to insert "or seriously affects a person's capacity to take part in normal social interaction or to form social relationships"; if it is planned to do so within the next 12 months; and if he will provide a timeline for doing so. [36216/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Ivana Bacik
460. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish an integrated, interdepartmental strategy on autism to provide for the compilation of accurate data on the prevalence of autism in Ireland, and for the introduction of a best practice model of service delivery, assessment, diagnosis and intervention for persons with autism who interact with Departments and public bodies; if such a strategy will contain a reporting mechanism for Ministers and public bodies; and if he will provide a timeline for the publication of such a strategy. [36217/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Ivana Bacik
461. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will issue guidance to public bodies on the provision of specialist autism training and awareness training for relevant staff. [36219/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Ivana Bacik
462. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to establish an autism awareness campaign, including an information website and a traditional and online media strategy. [36220/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Strategies
Ivana Bacik
463. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to introduce legislation to require public service providers to set up data collection systems to identify and record the number of persons within their client bases who have autism and to calculate current and future needs for services. [36226/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Disability Services
Ivana Bacik
493. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to develop further services to address the needs of students and prospective students with autism; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36233/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Equality Issues
Ivana Bacik
547. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to develop further services and supports to address the needs of children and adults with autism who interact with her Department and its agencies; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36234/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Traveller Community
Ivana Bacik
755. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the status of the Government’s plans to introduce a new national Traveller mental health strategy. [35713/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Traveller Community
Ivana Bacik
756. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if the Government will commit to commissioning updated research into suicide in the Traveller community. [35714/22]