Ivana Bacik

240. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to amend the Heat (Network and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to provide the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities with powers to establish a comprehensive framework for regulating all heat networks, to include pricing aspects. [3360/26]

448. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to make additional provisions for employees requiring time off work to attend medical appointments for cancer treatment; his views on the need to ensure that such persons are not penalised by way of non receipt of annual increments due to attendance at appointments; to detail whether such provision, specifically as it relates to aftercare hospital and GP appointments. [3361/26]

828. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the annual report for the mother and baby payments (redress scheme) will be published; and the reason it has not been published as of June 2025. [3359/26]

116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on his Department’s Bill to enable the taking of oral testimony for the purposes of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry; the rationale for only applying the Bill to retired officials with their advance written consent; the provision for access to records, in addition to the oral questions provided for, subject to vetting; and when he envisages such a Bill becoming law. [2577/26]

967. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to lower the threshold at which the artists resale rights apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74273/25]

1149. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the roll out of a national programme to provide stronger supports for children in the transition from primary to secondary school with a particular focus on addressing bullying and cyberbullying. [74850/25]

1156. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Circular CL0072/2022, or any other Departmental circular relating to the scheduling of days, permits a school or ETB to direct a teacher to return to work prior to 1 September without restoring them to payroll from the date on which they are required to attend. [74876/25]

1244. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the special education budget used for reading recovery, expressed as a value and as a proportion of the special education budget, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1877/26]

1636. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the position of citizenship applicants who had achieved the requisite three years residency but who have fallen short of the five years required under the new regime; to clarify the position of persons who had not yet commenced the process of applying for citizenship; his plans to provide for legal pathways to immigration and citizenship acquisition here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74274/25]

1897. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reform the national childcare scheme to cover children with complex medical needs who are deemed unsuitable for group childcare settings due to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74272/25]

557. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when changes to the vacant property refurbishment grant are likely to come into effect; and the position for applicants who have gone sale agreed at the point at which the change comes into effect. [71614/25]

897. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health given the prevalence of so-called ultra processed foods in Irish supermarkets, her plans to treat the matter as a public health issue; her powers to address the matter; her plans to ensure widespread access to whole food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71363/25]

1164. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to recurrent governance issues in the UCD school of medicine, including an ongoing failure by the school to engage with students and the students' union; and the steps he proposes to take to address these issues. [71612/25]

8. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach for a report on the national security strategy. [67608/25]

21. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [67609/25]

31. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [65264/25]

1061. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in St. Vincent’s Hospital Dublin, by grade and department; and the number of posts in the same hospital that have been vacant for a period exceeding 6 and 12 months, respectively, by grade and department, in tabular form. [70209/25]

1062. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if phlebotomy at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, is operating at full capacity. [70210/25]

1078. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the granting of access to dupilumab for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children up to 12; her engagement with the HSE and advocacy groups in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70235/25]

10. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach for a report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [67607/25]

81. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach for an update on his Department's plans to coordinate a range of actions aimed at regulatory reform. [67610/25]

412. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an update will issue regarding a person (details supplied). [67702/25]

437. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of English-language students in Ireland, distinct from the overall number of persons with a stamp 2 permission; if his Department maintains a breakdown of persons in English-language programmes by school or organisation; the importance of maintaining accurate data on stamp 2 visa holders, higher education students and English-language students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67989/25]

8. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [65262/25]

24. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [65263/25]