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Tue, 21 May 2024
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School Funding
Kathleen Funchion
306. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the reason for the reduction of primary school funding from €96 to €80 per pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22667/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Local Authorities
Kathleen Funchion
354. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine an anomaly within local authorities in the recruitment of engineer grades (details supplied); if there will be a review of the current situation given that many local authorities are struggling to fill and attract talent to skilled roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Maternity Leave
Kathleen Funchion
522. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide an update on the leave the leave campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22668/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Kathleen Funchion
548. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their operation, which has been cancelled six times. [22338/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Disability Services
Kathleen Funchion
625. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of services in the south east, particularly for adults trying to access a diagnosis of adult ADHD and required services. [22856/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Kathleen Funchion
120. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm how a person (details supplied) can claim their electricity account credit if they changed supplier and their previous supplier is refusing to pay credit from 2023, despite acknowledging they are due a repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20075/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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International Protection
Kathleen Funchion
82. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the person or body responsible for the property at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if it is his Department or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; if he is aware that there are enforcement issues regarding this property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19198/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
95. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is responsible for introducing and setting the attendance-based rules for ECEC/ SAC funding schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19199/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Mother and Baby Homes
Kathleen Funchion
99. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to the mother and baby homes institutional redress scheme; the number of applications that have been processed and payments received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19203/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Health Services Staff
Kathleen Funchion
105. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists that have been employed in the past 24 months in Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, for children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19201/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Emergency Accommodation
Kathleen Funchion
108. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he has taken to remove children in care in special emergency arrangements out of unsuitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19200/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
127. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what actions he is taking in the short term to deal with the significant shortfall in places for infants under the age of two; if he is aware that some early years and childcare services have very high wait lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19202/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Kathleen Funchion
358. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on school extension plans that were submitted to her Department for a school in County Kilkenny (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19416/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Kathleen Funchion
372. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Carlow County Council has applied for inclusion in the enhanced defective block remediation scheme; when the scheme will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17853/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Rates
Kathleen Funchion
414. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is only receiving €130 in carer’s payment, given the circumstances. [17812/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Immigration Status
Kathleen Funchion
428. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a person can apply for citizenship (details supplied). [17372/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Kathleen Funchion
610. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason Caredoc staff in County Carlow have not been listed by the HSE / KOSI for payment of the Section 39 payrises, despite being informed that they are Section 39 employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Sports Funding
Kathleen Funchion
63. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the best contact and method for a GAA club to inquire about removing an historical charge against its facility by her Department. [16822/24]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Kathleen Funchion
113. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [16898/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Tax Reliefs
Kathleen Funchion
216. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance whether the €14,000 limit refers to renting to one student only, or if it is permissible to rent several rooms to several students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/24]