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Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Pharmaceutical Sector
Kathleen Funchion
328. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his plans to safeguard rural pharmacies against planned fee changes due to come into affect in January 2020; and if the planned fee changes will be postponed until negotiations with the pharmacy sector are concluded in view of the commitment given to the negotiations. [52553/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Medicinal Products
Kathleen Funchion
329. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide soluble paracetamol to medical card patients. [52554/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
Kathleen Funchion
50. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to explain the reason there has been no additional provision in budget 2020 for a refuge (details supplied) to receive funding for play therapy and counselling for children and women who avail of its services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51703/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Foster Care
Kathleen Funchion
58. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the background checks being carried out on potential foster carers by Tusla are robust enough to ensure the protection of vulnerable children and that concerns raised regarding the safety of children in foster care are being dealt with appropriately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51552/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Childcare Services Provision
Kathleen Funchion
62. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the alternative arrangements put in place for children attending crèches (details supplied) that face closure by the end of 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51554/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Kathleen Funchion
67. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason an unused amount of €60 million was returned to the Exchequer in 2018 as reported by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51551/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Legislative Process
Kathleen Funchion
69. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019; the timeline for the progression of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51553/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Childcare Services Provision
Kathleen Funchion
73. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the dismantling of targeted schemes that are being replaced by the new national childcare scheme will have a negative impact for thousands of children from disadvantaged and marginalised families and that many children will consequently receive fewer supports than they received under the CCS-P; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51550/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Residency Permits
Kathleen Funchion
252. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if holders of the stamp 4S permission will be regarded as non-compliant with the conditions of the permission if they avail of a national childcare scheme subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49146/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Disability Services Provision
Kathleen Funchion
312. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving a day service in view of the fact the person has a personalised budget and should have no issues receiving the service. [48908/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Childcare Services Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
438. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenditure on childcare in each year since 2014, by scheme; the allocation and estimated out-turn for 2019 and the allocation for 2020, in tabular form. [48697/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Unfair Dismissals
Kathleen Funchion
485. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person cannot be dismissed from a job on the grounds that he or she is claiming the carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48907/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Kathleen Funchion
598. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which she seeks to ignore the Labour Relations Commission recommendation on pensions for community employment supervisors; her views on whether the introduction of auto enrolment has no bearing on the community employment workers recommendation; her further views on whether the State needs to take the direction of the Labour Court and provide the agreed pension; when an update will be provided to such workers on the outcome of the confidential talks taking place; when the talks will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47113/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing
Kathleen Funchion
665. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there have been new affordable housing developments in County Kilkenny in the past ten years. [47574/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing
Kathleen Funchion
666. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are council-owned lands in County Kilkenny that could be identified as suitable for affordable housing. [47575/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing
Kathleen Funchion
667. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to roll out affordable housing in County Kilkenny in the next two years; and the details of the plans. [47576/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Children in Care
Kathleen Funchion
165. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in State care that are the children of mothers who grew up in State care. [46955/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Foster Care Data
Kathleen Funchion
166. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of children in foster care that come from a Traveller background. [46956/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Family Resource Centres
Kathleen Funchion
495. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the allocated €1.5 million in budget 2020 for the 121 family resource centres will be divided; if the amount allocated is in addition to core funding; and if it is planned for certain programmes that will be rolled out within the family resource centres. [46078/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Kathleen Funchion
580. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; the reason for the delay for the person not receiving Spinraza; if the person's parent will be liaised with regarding the issue in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44785/19]