Parliamentary questions

Departmental Reports

Kathleen Funchion

74. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects to publish the two reports his Department has commissioned into domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36207/21]

Departmental Programmes

Kathleen Funchion

82. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the collaborative programmes that are being run between the Department for Education and his Department to promote and build greater tolerance of LGBTQI+ communities in view of the recent burning of a pride flag in the village of Ballon, County Carlow. [36209/21]

Special Educational Needs

Kathleen Funchion

325. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the reason the July provision has been withdrawn from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36400/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

379. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the survey on income and costs for childcare sector being complied by Pobal to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35801/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

380. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if services receive approximately 60% of their service income from parental fees and the remainder 40% excluding Covid-19 supports from the State in the latest Annual Early Years Survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35802/21]

Departmental Data

Kathleen Funchion

391. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocation to parent and toddler group initiatives for 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and the amount drawn down in 2020. [36359/21]

Departmental Data

Kathleen Funchion

394. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of employing an extra 50 aftercare workers. [36442/21]

Health Services

Kathleen Funchion

495. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [29689/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Kathleen Funchion

541. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if the restrictions for weddings will be relaxed in August 2021; and the number of guests who will be allowed to attend a wedding in August. [29918/21]

State Examinations

Kathleen Funchion

17. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the current flexible grading for future leaving certificate students up to at least 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35281/21]

Vaccination Programme

Kathleen Funchion

435. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents living on the Kilkenny side of counties Wexford and Kilkenny border in Ferrybank are being asked to travel 60 km to a vaccination centre instead of being vaccinated at a location (details supplied) which is on their doorstep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29049/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Kathleen Funchion

290. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect an ASD assessment. [28209/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Kathleen Funchion

291. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect an ASD assessment. [28210/21]

Vaccination Programme

Kathleen Funchion

292. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a vaccine; and if the matter will be expedited as a matter of urgency in view of the circumstances. [28211/21]

Health Services

Kathleen Funchion

297. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the necessary therapies they have been waiting for given the long delays in relation to same. [28216/21]

Special Educational Needs

Kathleen Funchion

339. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the reason the July provision has been withdrawn from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34581/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

380. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of ECCE-only childcare providers, that is, providers that do not offer a service outside of ECCE provision; the amount of annual funding they received; the number of childcare providers in receipt of State funding in regard to same; the amount of annual funding received; the number of providers in receipt of funding that do not provide ECCE; and the amount of annual funding received in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [34319/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

381. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of raising the rate of pay of early years professionals to at least the living wage of €12.30 per hour. [34326/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

382. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years professionals by grade who earned below the living wage in 2020. [34327/21]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

383. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of raising the rate of pay of all early years professionals to at least €15 per hour. [34328/21]