314. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of reports that different properties on the same street or development are receiving different treatment by the same insurers in terms of flood insurance cover; his plans to ensure that flood insurance is extended to buildings with limited or no flood insurance cover, excluding NDP flood relief schemes; the progress made to implement a…
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29 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
335. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 924 of 7 September 2026, seeking to establish the proportion of earned revenue that is reinvested in the Iveagh Gardens, to confirm the amount invested in each of the past five years; the stated purpose of monies returned for the benefit of Iveagh Gardens; t…
718. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to tackle overcrowding in the emergency department at St. Vincent's University Hospital; and if she has commissioned research on the specific impact of overcrowding on patients with moderate, as opposed to urgent and acute, disease or injury seeking emergency treatment, across the country with a view to ensuring better outcomes for such patients. [68265/…
774. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position, where children are conceived to a same sex couple through a qualifying DAHR procedure in an Irish clinic and are then born in Northern Ireland, as to the mechanism that currently exists to ensure that the non-birth mother is recognised as their parent under Irish law; and whether forthcoming assisted human reproduction legislation…
Ivana Bacik
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29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
902. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which the estimated annual funding gap of €307 million identified in 'Funding the Future' May 2022 has been addressed; the reason for the full funding requirement has not yet been met; the total estimated annual funding shortall facing the higher education sector, taking into account the outstan…
Ivana Bacik
Written
29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
903. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the growth in student enrolments across the higher education sector in each year since 2022; the number of additional student places funded by the State in each year since 2022; the total Exchequer funding allocated in respect of demographic growth in each year since 2022, in tabular form; and the proportion …
Ivana Bacik
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29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
926. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the growth in student enrolments across the higher education sector in each year since 2022, in tabular form; the number of additional student places funded by the State in each year since 2022, in tabular form; the total Exchequer funding allocated in respect of demographic growth in each year sin…
Ivana Bacik
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23 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
38. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 924 of 7 September 2026, the proportion of earned revenue that is reinvested in the Iveagh Gardens; the amount invested in each of the past five years; the stated purpose for monies returned for the benefit of Iveagh Gardens and the value of reinvestment for …
94. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the data his Department holds on food waste and single-use packaging arising from the Hot School Meals Programme; whether a national assessment of food and packaging waste has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67636/26]
95. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the proportion of contracts under the Hot School Meals Programme that are currently held by for-profit companies, not-for-profit companies, not-for-profit organisations, community organisations or cooperatives, respectively; the consideration that has been given to increasing the participation of community and not-for-profit providers in the programme; a…
96. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection when he intends to publish the evaluation of service review of the School Meals Programme (details supplied), specifically the Hot School Meals Programme; whether the review will be made publicly available in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67639/26]
101. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to commission an independent review of the relocation process for residents (details supplied), to include consideration of medical evidence, disability and accessibility needs, continuity of education, provision of individual reasons and the availability of an effective appeal procedure; and if the findings will be published…
102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and type of supported and accessible accommodation placements currently available for older persons, disabled persons and persons undergoing serious medical treatment who are being relocated from a location (details supplied), in tabular form; and the arrangements in place to provide suitable accommodation within reasonable …
103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place to ensure that his Department, the Ukraine Crisis Temporary Accommodation Team and accommodation providers are immediately notified and comply with court orders or decisions affecting the transfer or discharge of residents from State accommodation; and the steps being taken to prevent relocation or discharge not…
104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the instructions that have been issued to management and staff of a location (details supplied) regarding communication with residents identified for relocation during the relocation process; if staff are permitted to inform residents that they will lose all accommodation or state supports in the event that they do not relocate by a sp…
110. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the type and extent of accessibility assessments that are carried out prior to relocating a blind or visually impaired person, a person with reduced mobility, or person requiring hospital treatment from a location to other accommodation; if the proposed route for the person to sanitary, dining and transport facilities is assessed; and …
111. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of school-age children relocated from a location (details supplied) who did not have a confirmed school place or school transport arrangement at the date of the relocation; the way in which continuity of education and the best interests of the child are assessed before relocation; and the steps being taken to ensure that chi…
112. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which continuity of hospital and specialist treatment is protected when relocating residents from a location (details supplied) particularly persons receiving dialysis, cancer treatment, pre-operative or post-operative care; if transport medication storage, dietary requirement and proximity to the treating hospital are asses…
113. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a formal review or appeal procedure is available to Ukrainian persons who consider that proposed alternative accommodation is unsuitable for their medical, disability or family needs; the procedure, applicable deadline, decision-maker and expected response time; whether relocation is suspended pending the outcome; and where the proc…
114. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of all assessments and inspections carried out in respect of accommodation at a location (details supplied), including fire safety, planning compliance, sanitation, ventilation, natural light, accessibility and suitability for medically vulnerable persons and disabled persons; the dates and bodies responsible for such inspe…
115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal and policy basis upon which a resident who does not accept a particular accommodation offer may be treated as having refused State accommodation or may be discharged from the accommodation system; the safeguards that apply where the resident has serious medical, disability or family needs; and whether non-transfer will be sus…
116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the individual assessment procedure used when deciding if proposed alternative accommodation is suitable for a resident of a location (details supplied); whether medical, disability, accessibility, family and educational needs are assessed; the person or body that conducts these assessments; whether appropriately qualified healthcare p…
117. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to pause the transfer or discharge from State-provided accommodation of medically vulnerable residents of a location (details supplied) including persons undergoing cancer treatment, dialysis, surgery or hospital treatment, persons with disabilities, older persons and families with children until an individual needs and suita…
586. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average processing time for an application for the redress scheme for survivors of institutional abuse; the number of staff allocated to work on such applications and the proportion of these allocated on a full-time basis; and her plans to accelerate the processing time for applications, grant of payment and payment of monies. [65247/26]
1330. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health for an update on the replacement of the 14 Linear accelerators, six CT scanners and two MRI units within the St. Luke’s radiation oncology network; and her views on the adequacy of existing equipment given that 85% of this equipment is beyond the internationally recommended lifespan. [65246/26]