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Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Child Abduction
Kathleen Funchion
170. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken in relation to the abduction of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57945/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Kathleen Funchion
123. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to an application for additional support and an SNA allocation for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56925/21]
Wed, 17 Nov 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Kathleen Funchion
111. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when the counselling grants for school completion will be realised to services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56369/21]
Wed, 17 Nov 2021
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Visa Applications
Kathleen Funchion
181. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if her officials have been in touch with a person (details supplied) in regard to their visa request lodged with the visa office at the Embassy of Ireland in Warsaw, Poland. [56464/21]
Wed, 10 Nov 2021
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Visa Applications
Kathleen Funchion
200. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54948/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Planning Issues
Kathleen Funchion
329. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps or avenues that are open to a person or community when they wish to appeal a decision or An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54250/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Housing Provision
Kathleen Funchion
330. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria for a local authority and or housing association in advance of purchasing a house on the private market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54251/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Local Authorities
Kathleen Funchion
331. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of council housing applications with Carlow County Council as of November 2021. [54253/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Joint Labour Committees
Kathleen Funchion
66. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Joint Labour Committee examination of the pay and working conditions of childcare professionals; and when he expects the steering group to publish its report. [48273/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Policies
Kathleen Funchion
637. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a fee control mechanism will be introduced in advance of the delivery of the additional funding announced for the childcare sector in Budget 2022; if so, the fee control mechanism including the legal form this mechanism will take; the anticipated timing of its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52361/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Kathleen Funchion
638. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the hours allocated in term time for children whose parents are not working or in education; the date this entitlement is from; if it commences from now, January 2022 or September 2022; when the universal entitlement will be rolled out to all SAC children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52371/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
642. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 652 of 19 October 2021, if the €69 million referenced for a new core funding stream is for 2022 only; the full year cost of this new core funding stream; if the €41 million specified in his Budget day press statement is the total increase he secured for the core allocation in early learning and childcare; and if this €41 million is for 2022 only. [52751/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Kathleen Funchion
643. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is working to the figure of €1.5 billion for the restorative recognition scheme for mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52779/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
649. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 652 of 19 October 2021, in relation to the €69 million for the period from September 2022 to the end of 2022, €41 million of which arises from the increased core allocation for early learning and childcare, the area or areas from which the remaining €28 million comes from. [53322/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Departmental Programmes
Kathleen Funchion
208. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the status of progress towards meeting the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand access to social innovation programmes to all post-primary schools; the progress to date in terms of the uptake of post primary schools and students of social innovation programmes and the new funding provided and future commitments to achieve this goal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51735/21]
Wed, 20 Oct 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
175. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the once-off measure costing €37 million will operate or be spent exclusively in 2022; if not, if it will roll over into 2023; and if so, the cost of the measure in 2023. [51396/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Kathleen Funchion
256. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a property (details supplied) is scheduled to be connected to broadband by National Broadband Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Pensions Reform
Kathleen Funchion
357. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if monies invested in approved retirement funds which are linked to revenue rather than pension funds will be accessible to persons at age 65 if the retirement age rises to the proposed 68 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50403/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Fire Safety
Kathleen Funchion
647. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the fire safety grant is still open and available to providers; the breakdown of funding allocated and funding drawn down in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
651. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the €78 million ELC funding announced in Budget 2022; if a breakdown of the €41 million increase in ELC core allocation and a breakdown of the €37 million one-off measure will also be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50986/21]