Bills & Legislation
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 | Second Stage Contribution
I welcome this Bill and the opportunity to speak on this important topic. As we know, a climate emergency was declared by the Dáil in 2019 so …
National Maternity Hospital must be in full public ownership
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for an end to the obfuscation tactics currently employed by Government on the new National Maternity …
Bacik calls for clarity on State attempts to purchase site of new maternity hospital
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for all correspondence to be published regarding the proposed purchase of site of the new National Maternity Hospital for clarity on the matter. In light of the huge public concern, Senator Bacik said …
Government must learn from Children’s Ombudsman report in building Catch Up Scheme
Labour children spokesperson Ivana Bacik has welcomed the publication of the ‘Childhood Paused’ report by the Children’s Ombudsman, and has called on Government to apply the findings to the development of its Catch Up for Children …
Pobal Figures Show Early Childhood Education and Care remains a sector let down by Government
Following the publication of the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report for 2019/2020, Labour Spokesperson on childcare and candidate in the upcoming Dublin Bay South bye-election, Senator Ivana Bacik has said that there is a clear and …
Seanad Éireann Order of Business | The National Maternity Hospital, Genocide of Uyghur Muslims, Re-Opening Ireland
Just as we are cautiously reopening, in particular with outdoor hospitality returning, I commend all the businesses and individuals who are running such well-ordered establishments. I have had the opportunity to travel across Dublin Bay …
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