Ivana Bacik
Written
55. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [18695/25]
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Ivana Bacik
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680
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
155,109
words spoken in the chamber
Across 888 contributions
423
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
191
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 680 in all
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Contributions to debates 888 in all
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| January 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 85 | 81 |
| March 2025 | 28 | 77 |
| April 2025 | 66 | 44 |
| May 2025 | 61 | 58 |
| June 2025 | 67 | 68 |
| July 2025 | 54 | 50 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 31 | 40 |
| October 2025 | 16 | 45 |
| November 2025 | 13 | 46 |
| December 2025 | 13 | 20 |
| January 2026 | 19 | 33 |
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| April 2026 | 38 | 50 |
| May 2026 | 24 | 56 |
| June 2026 | 36 | 33 |
| July 2026 | 16 | 30 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 28 | 24 |
| October 2026 | 25 | 27 |
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Plus 804 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Dublin Bay South 29 November 2024 to now
- party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Ivana Bacik
Written
564. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special schools in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29617/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
565. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special classes in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29618/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
587. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make a statement on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29850/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1645. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department consid…
Ivana Bacik
Written
1646. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department holds or has requested data on the socio-economic background of applicants and entrants to graduate entry medicine programmes over the past five years; and if so, to publish a breakdown, by income decile or deprivation index, to allow analysis of equity in access. [29045/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1647. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a formal mechanism within his Department to monitor socio-economic equity in access to graduate entry medicine programmes; and if not, whether he intends to establish one in light of consistent Higher Education Authority data showing the underrepresentation of disadvantaged students in medical ed…
Ivana Bacik
Oral
2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [13747/25]
Ivana Bacik
Oral
16. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [15144/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
264. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need for a clear annual schedule of guaranteed school grants; and her plans to bring further clarity and steadiness to enable schools to make financial forecasts with greater confidence. [26765/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
6. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation in India/Pakistan. [26267/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
7. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the making of any legacy deal with the UK government that would undermine the calls for a public inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied). [26268/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
8. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding whether a national security veto in any reformed Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (details supplied) will command the confidence of victims and survivors in such a body dealing with the legacy of the Troubles; and how the policy of the Government is being pressed. [26269/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications and approvals for a student visa from students in Türkiye in each of the years 2014-2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [26266/25]
Ivana Bacik
Oral
2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [18693/25]
Ivana Bacik
Oral
13. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [16742/25]
Ivana Bacik
Oral
29. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [25316/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
185. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the shared island initiative. [25319/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
186. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the progress of the national security strategy. [25320/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
189. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach further to his comments to representative groups regarding addressing antisemitism in Ireland (details supplied), if he will provide details of his plans to appoint a national co-ordinator to oversee efforts to counter antisemitism. [25964/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
194. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the arbitrary detention of a person (details supplied) who has been wrongly imprisoned in Dubai for seventeen years; and if he will meet with their spouse who is an Irish citizen and is campaigning for their release. [25158/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
710. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 March 2025 and his plans to engage with community representatives, if he will meet with representative groups (details supplied) on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25963/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list. [24590/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
10. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24582/25]
Ivana Bacik
Written
15. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24580/25]