Ivana Bacik
Written
63. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to raise a matter (details supplied). [20770/26]
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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
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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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Ivana Bacik
Written
277. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the progress to commence and update relevant regulations and codes of practice in respect of the seizure of scramblers and use of drones in respect of same. [19225/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
593. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is satisfied with the adequacy of statutory sick pay in the context of the cost of living crisis; his views on the financial implications of requiring a medical certificate for same; his plans to allow for self-certification of the first two to three days of illness; the international comparators his Department has examined in the…
Ivana Bacik
Written
743. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a timeline for the installation of urgent ramp accessibility works at a school (details supplied); and if her Department sanctioned the accessibility works at this school. [19127/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
826. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports which have been provided under the redress measures she announced on Friday 6 March 2026, as against what was already in place; the way in which she specifically progressed calls for enhanced medical card and financial supports in pension payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19769/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
827. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provision that will be made available for survivors of industrial schools who missed the deadline to apply for the Industrial school redress scheme of September 2011. [19770/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
932. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to make permanent the basic income scheme beyond three-year pilots in order to provide certainty for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18921/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
938. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if disabled artists who are newly registered as self-employed will not be disadvantaged under the basic income for artists; and his plans to achieve that objective. [19224/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1154. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact the Basic Income for Artists has on disability payments; and if he will make a statement on the way in which it can have the effect of making disabled artists ineligible for their disability payment and disabled people's consequent access to participation in the arts. [18570/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1155. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact the Basic Income for Artists has on disability payments; and if he will make a statement on the way in which it can have the effect of making disabled artists ineligible for their disability payment and disabled people's consequent access to participation in the arts. [18571/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1226. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied by the adequacy of illness benefit in the context of the cost of living crisis; his views on reviewing its adequacy as income protection in high cost areas; and if he has corresponded with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment about the adequacy of the five-day cap in place following a claim of statutory sick leave. [20…
Ivana Bacik
Written
1263. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding claims of discrimination for refusal of entry or service against a licenced premises and recourse to the Workplace Relations Commission in respect of same under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003; and his views on broadening access for persons who may suffer discrimination but do not wish to go to the District Cou…
Ivana Bacik
Written
1302. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on plans to pay a researcher €270,000 to write a history of his Department; in particular if the appointed researcher will be given privileged access to an archive that is closed to all other researchers; if he is satisfied that academic independence and ethics can be upheld in such circumstances; and if he will make a state…
Ivana Bacik
Written
1475. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on his meetings with survivor groups since his intervention at the 2025 Bessborough Commemoration; her plans to meet with other survivor groups; and if she has made representations to Cork City Council in respect of the Bessborough site, and public acquisition of the site, in particular. [20768/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1480. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of withdrawals from Core Funding in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18254/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1481. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when pre-school fees will reduce in line with the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18255/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1510. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the impact of withdrawals from Core Funding of creche and early years providers in Rathmines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18645/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1511. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding indexing of Core Funding subsidies to reflect localised operational costs. [18646/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1635. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the need to ensure that adequate space is available for the second year of ECCE; if she has heard reports of parents finding that schools do not want to take children until they are five years of age but creches do not have the space for older children and do not feel that preschool is fit for children over five years; her …
Ivana Bacik
Written
1659. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1103 of 24 February 2026, if she will confirm the process for appointment of the Chair and Review Group members; the timeline for them commencing work upon their constitution; and the terms of reference for same. [18256/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
1821. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the State agency or body that is engaged in negotiations with the HSE in respect of the sale and transfer of a building (details supplied). [19126/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
2002. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to raise public awareness of new laws pertaining to organ donation; and the public information measures that will be put in place this year. [19915/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
2214. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on radiographer tutor retention; her plans to ensure adequate number of practice tutors to match recent increases to the numbers of student radiographers; if she will report on her communications with the HSE in respect of same, and on the need for more resources for accommodating radiographer students more generally; and if she will make a statement on…
Ivana Bacik
Written
482. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the forecasting done by her Department in respect of capacity of primary and secondary schools for catchment areas touching Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8. [16877/26]
Ivana Bacik
Written
483. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 24 February 2026, in relation to the plan mentioned, if she will supply a timeline for carrying out and completion of the necessary works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16878/26]