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Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Qualifications
Kathleen Funchion
999. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated additional cost of increasing the learner fund to a level which would allow 50% of childcare workers currently holding level 6 qualifications to progress to level 7. [31651/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
1000. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated additional cost of the roll-out of Aistear across the early years sector. [31652/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
1001. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated additional cost of the roll-out of Aistear across the childminding sector. [31653/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1002. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the subsidy under the affordable childcare scheme from €20 to €100 per child per week. [31663/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1003. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost if the State were to provide by way of direct payment to childcare providers the money necessary to fund sectorwide pay increases of the living wage amount of €12.30 per hour for current level 5 childcare staff working in the sector. [31667/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
1004. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding for the access inclusion model by 15%. [31668/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
1005. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the higher and lower capitation grants by €5, €6, €7, €8, €9 and €10 per week for the early childhood care and education scheme in 2022 assuming it is introduced in September of the year and the full year cost. [31669/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1006. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated additional cost in 2022 of increasing the universal minimum subsidy across the affordable childcare scheme, assuming the minimum targeted subsidy is increased so as never to be below the universal subsidy, in 50 cent intervals up to an additional €4.50 reaching €5.00, assuming a start date of September; the estimated cost for a full year; and the estimated number of children who would benefit. [31670/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1007. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of the reinstatement of the childminding advisory service. [31672/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1008. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in funding allocated under Vote 40 in the Revised Estimate for Budget 2021 for programme A: Children and Family Support expenditure, including current, capita and total voted expenditure in tabular form. [31674/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1009. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in funding allocated under Vote 40 in the Revised Estimate for budget 2021 for programme B: Sectoral programmes for Children and Young People expenditure, including current, capita and total voted expenditure in tabular form. [31675/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1010. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in funding allocated under Vote 40 in the Revised Estimate for budget 2021 for programme C: Policy and Legislative Programme expenditure, including current, capita and total voted expenditure in tabular form. [31676/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1011. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in funding allocated under Vote 40 in the Revised Estimate for budget 2021 for programme D: An equal and inclusive society expenditure, including current, capita and total voted expenditure in tabular form. [31677/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1012. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown in funding allocated under Vote 40 in the Revised Estimate for budget 2021 for programme E: A Fair and efficient support system for international protection seekers expenditure, including current, capita and total voted expenditure in tabular form. [31678/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Kathleen Funchion
1014. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of expenditure spent on advertising the public notice entitled Mother and Baby Home Records published on his Department’s website on 27 May 2021 (details supplied). [31726/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Advertising
Kathleen Funchion
1015. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will launch an advertising campaign explaining the way to make a subject access request to his Department. [31727/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Kathleen Funchion
1016. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by his Department and the commission on advertising the mother and baby homes commission of investigation outside Ireland. [31728/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Kathleen Funchion
1017. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by his Department and the commission on advertising the investigation committee of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation. [31729/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Kathleen Funchion
1018. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent by his Department and the commission on advertising the confidential committee of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation. [31730/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Advertising
Kathleen Funchion
1019. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on advertising for the consultation process on the development of the restorative recognition scheme. [31731/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Advertising
Kathleen Funchion
1020. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on advertising to consult adopted persons, survivors, natural mothers and relatives on the general scheme of the birth information and tracing Bill 2021. [31732/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1022. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost if the State was to provide the funding necessary to fund the sector such as pay increases to the living wage of €12.30 per hour for the current level 5 childcare staff working in the sector by way of direct payment to childcare providers. [31905/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1023. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if staff salaries represent 70% of the cost of the childcare sector; his views on whether this is 70% of providers costs; and if not, if it is 70% of all costs including costs that are covered by the State funding. [31907/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
1024. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown including early childhood care and education, ECCE pay and non-pay, the access and inclusion model and so on of the €334.500 million provided for ECCE and AIM preschool in line B.3 of the revised estimate for 2021. [31908/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Education and Training Provision
Kathleen Funchion
1055. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the soaring cost in obtaining a valid Solas Safepass card and the issue of accessing training which has led to a decline in workers holding this essential pass; if he will consider allowing highly qualified health and safety practitioners to deliver this essential training; and if he will further consider a change in the criteria to include them as certified trainers. [31089/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
311. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the costs of his Department’s budget for the provision of after school in early years and childcare in tabular form. [30276/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Family Support Services
Kathleen Funchion
320. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the ABC and the PPFS programmes; and the breakdown on spend on these programmes in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [30392/21]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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Family Support Services
Kathleen Funchion
185. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the budget in regard to parental supports across areas (details supplied); and the breakdown of costs for 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [30223/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
1. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the official complaint by an association (details supplied) to the United Nations and the Ombudsman for Children regarding the systemic discrimination against children and families by his Department in the context of its childcare policy under the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28588/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Youth Services
Kathleen Funchion
3. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he is taking to address the shortfall in volunteers in the youth sector given that the sector relies heavily on volunteer hours and that many services are now facing closure due to a serious shortfall in properly trained volunteers. [28589/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Kathleen Funchion
35. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department has taken in view of the serious cyber-attack on the HSE to negate the impact on Tusla’s significant child protection casework and child protection and welfare functions. [28593/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
72. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is examining the serious issues in relation to the current national childcare scheme exclusion of disadvantaged children as part of the wider review of childcare funding. [28590/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
79. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will consider commissioning research into capacity and forecasting in the childcare and early years sector to specifically map future population growth and capacity for childcare places (details supplied). [28591/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
79. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if a list will be provided of all new routes established by the National Transport Authority since March 2020. [28471/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
80. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if all recent purchases of buses for use on public service obligation routes have been undertaken by the National Transport Authority and as such hold the title to the buses. [28472/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
81. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has the legal authority to remove vehicles from one operator and transfer them to another operator in cases in which that operator has been successful in a tendering process to operate a route instead of the existing operator. [28473/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
82. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority is the entity responsible for all scheduled bus services within the State; and if they be private or public service obligation services. [28474/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
83. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the reason for buses running light, that is, empty from Kilkenny to Clonmel and vice versa before commencing the 245 service from Clonmel to Cork and vice versa. [28475/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
197. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be an increase in spending on childcare in 2022 in order to move Ireland towards a quality, affordable and sustainable childcare sector for all children. [28678/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Education Schemes
Kathleen Funchion
206. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost associated with widening access to student assistance fund support for migrant, asylum seeker and undocumented students. [28557/21]
Wed, 19 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Kathleen Funchion
161. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pregnant and at high risk childcare worker can continue to be paid their supplemented employment wage subsidy scheme wage in cases in which they present a medical certificate to their employer but remain at home. [26861/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Grant Payments
Kathleen Funchion
179. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the start-up grant to include businesses that have a turnover of less than €50,000; and if he will consider a smaller threshold or second tier of funding to take into account businesses that would not reach this turnover threshold. [26180/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Driver Test
Kathleen Funchion
259. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the resumption of driver theory tests in line with wider easing of restrictions. [26047/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Community Development Projects
Kathleen Funchion
737. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to review existing community development programmes with a view in particular to review reopening the former RAPID programme (details supplied); her further plans to review the social inclusion activation programme in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26189/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Community Development Projects
Kathleen Funchion
738. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review the roll-out of the social inclusion community activation programme with a view to providing more funding to support the employment and engagement of community development officers that will work on the ground with local communities to help build their capacity, help improve the quality of life in these areas and identify opportunities for residents within these communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26190/21]
Wed, 12 May 2021
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School Costs
Kathleen Funchion
172. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated costs associated with extending the school meals programme to cover early years settings and after-school programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24776/21]
Wed, 12 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
181. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the particular vulnerability of childcare services that provide afterschool care owing to a continuing reduction in income caused by Covid-19 restrictions and remote working by parents; and if his Department will draw up an urgent plan to ensure the sustainability of these essential services. [24774/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Kathleen Funchion
231. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement a tax incentive to support the purchase of capital equipment and investment in the manufacturing sector (details supplied). [24183/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
576. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a playgroup (details supplied) is entitled to apply for capital funding for a permanent building; the criteria for such an application; and if his Department will make funding available in the interim to avoid closure of the facility. [24177/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Maternity Services
Kathleen Funchion
227. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he plans to ease the restrictions for expectant couples using maternity services and ensure a consistent policy in all publicly funded hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23522/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
434. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the long-standing issue of suitable and sustainable accommodation for a community run childcare facility (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [22843/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Local Improvement Scheme
Kathleen Funchion
707. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of lanes that have been resurfaced under the local improvement scheme in the north Kilkenny area in 2019 and 2020. [22842/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
221. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA has been provided with the funding and green light to provide Carlow town centre with a bus service; and the status of the promised service. [21453/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Kathleen Funchion
346. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider including traditional pubs in the cohort of businesses that can avail of the new outdoor grant for the hospitality sector. [21300/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Kathleen Funchion
353. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the outdoor dining enhancement scheme will be available to businesses in rural parts of County Carlow that need to adjust their business to facilitate outdoor dining but are not located in urban centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21455/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Foster Care
Kathleen Funchion
714. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if foster parents are required to cease paid employment in order to provide foster care; if they are entitled to jobseeker's allowance and the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Taxi Licences
Kathleen Funchion
799. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the status of the issuing of PSV licences for taxis; if the issuing of new PSV licences has been delayed due to Covid-19; and if there is a backlog (details supplied). [21301/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Kathleen Funchion
866. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if certain essential personnel working in pharmaceutical companies will be prioritised for vaccination (details supplied). [21190/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Kathleen Funchion
981. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if his Department is considering allowing international travellers that have a vaccine (details supplied) an exemption from hotel quarantine. [21670/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
Kathleen Funchion
1176. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if properties in County Carlow were proposed for inclusion in the landmark rural regeneration projects funding programme; if so, the properties; the reason they were not selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21454/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Kathleen Funchion
150. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when persons in the their 60s and 70s who refuse a vaccine (details supplied) due to concerns regarding the possibility of a negative health impact will be able to be vaccinated. [20970/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Driver Test
Kathleen Funchion
318. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider revising the taxi drivers test to accommodate older drivers who are not computer literate. [18606/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Solar Energy Guidelines
Kathleen Funchion
789. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20141/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Passport Applications
Kathleen Funchion
875. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date a person (details supplied) can expect their passport from the passport office. [20144/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Kathleen Funchion
961. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the current restriction on teachers registered with the Teaching Council under route 3 that requires them to apply for continuous extensions to acquire their Teaching Council number annually. [18653/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Legal Aid
Kathleen Funchion
1395. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the cost of free legal aid annually in relation to cases of possession of illegal drugs for personal use and in cases of petty crimes associated with drug use. [18607/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Immigration Policy
Kathleen Funchion
1477. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene in the case of a family (details supplied) looking to relocate to County Carlow in order for a family member to undertake study at Carlow IT. [20139/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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HSE Data
Kathleen Funchion
1589. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons from zero to 18 years of age who have a blind or vision impairment diagnosis in Ireland by community healthcare organisation, CHO, in tabular form. [18368/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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HSE Data
Kathleen Funchion
1590. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons from 0 to 18 years of age that have a blind or vision impairment diagnosis in Ireland by CHO in tabular form. [18369/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Kathleen Funchion
2208. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age currently on a waiting list for inpatient day case at the end of March 2021 or the latest date available by hospital groups; and the number waiting six months or less, six to 12 months and more than 12 months in tabular form. [20133/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Kathleen Funchion
2209. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age currently on a waiting list for inpatient day case GI endoscopy at the end of March 2021 or the latest date available by hospital groups; and the number waiting six months or less, six to 12 months and more than 12 months in tabular form. [20134/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Kathleen Funchion
2210. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age on the outpatient day case waiting list at the end of March 2021 or the latest date available by hospital group; and the number waiting six months or less, six to 12 months and more than 12 months in tabular form. [20135/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Kathleen Funchion
2211. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age currently on the outpatient day case waiting list for GI endoscopy at the end of March 2021 or the latest date available by hospital groups; and the number waiting six months or less, six to 12 months and more than 12 months in tabular form. [20136/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Data Collection
Kathleen Funchion
2212. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if no dossiers are held on families who have been adversely impacted by epilim sodium valproate historically or otherwise by his Department and or other State bodies. [20138/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Appointments Status
Kathleen Funchion
2213. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for the national gender clinic. [20140/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Kathleen Funchion
2214. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if an Irish chief engineer helicopter operator working in Lagos, Nigeria, is considered an essential worker and exempt from the hotel quarantine system. [20142/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Ambulance Service
Kathleen Funchion
2215. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation that developed recently in Borris, County Kilkenny (details supplied). [20143/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Driver Licences
Kathleen Funchion
302. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the status of the issuing of PSV licences for taxis; if the issuing of new PSV licences has been delayed due to Covid-19; and if there is a backlog. [17372/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Literacy Programmes
Kathleen Funchion
700. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to roll out a reading scheme (details supplied) to other parts of the country. [16722/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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After-School Support Services
Kathleen Funchion
701. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the concern among childcare providers about the after-school programme and that the programme will have to close in a significant number of facilities; and the steps he is taking to ensure that after-school services are viable after the pandemic. [16723/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Child Protection
Kathleen Funchion
702. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and Tusla are considering an action plan to address the significant drop in sponsorship referrals for children at risk. [16724/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Departmental Programmes
Kathleen Funchion
703. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the systems his Department has in place similar to the Department of Education that track population growth throughout the country and highlight possible capacity issues on an ongoing basis. [16725/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
704. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department actively encourages childcare facilities to run the ECCE programme both in the mornings and afternoons. [16726/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
705. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs incurred to date by his Department for the commission of the national childminding action plan. [16727/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Childcare Services
Kathleen Funchion
706. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childminder learner fund grants that were awarded in 2020; the number of applications his Department has received; the number of childminders as opposed to educators working in centre-based facilities who availed of the funding; and the uptake to date in 2021 for learner grant funding. [16728/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Kathleen Funchion
183. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the minimum turnover criteria for small to medium-sized businesses looking to avail of the small business assistance scheme (details supplied). [15324/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Local Authority Staff
Kathleen Funchion
710. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the senior social work post will be filled in Kilkenny local authorities (details supplied). [15375/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Adoption Services
Kathleen Funchion
1093. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions his Department has made specifically for children adopted through an agency (details supplied). [15325/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Kathleen Funchion
1094. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department has taken in regard to legal claims being taken by survivors of mother and baby homes. [15326/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Kathleen Funchion
1756. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen by CAMHS in view of the fact they have been waiting a number of years. [15327/21]
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
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Building Regulations
Kathleen Funchion
80. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the progress on the process to implement the architectural technologists register on a statutory footing as agreed in principle in 2018 (details supplied). [13646/21]
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Kathleen Funchion
152. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasoning that led to the exclusion of the boarded-out children from the investigation into the mother and baby homes. [13642/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Kathleen Funchion
137. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider removing the eligibility criteria for the Covid-19 business aid scheme that states a business must be in a rateable premises (details supplied). [12869/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Foster Care
Kathleen Funchion
631. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the situation in respect of insurance cover for foster children, particularly in regard to farm accidents, given foster children are not deemed by insurance policies to be family or a visitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12485/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Student Accommodation
Kathleen Funchion
679. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department requested all IT colleges to suspend the collection of rental income from businesses on their campuses during the public health emergency and while the campuses are closed. [13213/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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State Examinations
Kathleen Funchion
478. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if the leaving certificate applied must be offered to a student in circumstances in which it is deemed more suitable for the student. [11735/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
582. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early leaning and care and school age childcare services that have and have not, respectively signed up to the enhanced payment under the 1 February to 5 March 2021 funding measures by service type. [11079/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
583. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding distributed by his Department to early learning and care and school age childcare services on a monthly basis from March 2020 to January 2021, by funding scheme type. [11080/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Kathleen Funchion
605. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way Tusla handled data protection applications from January 2014 to May 2018, including but not limited to applications from adopted persons, from persons who had been boarded out or from any person whose files and personal information were now in the possession of the agency. [11919/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Child and Family Agency
Kathleen Funchion
606. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that Tusla handled subject access requests from 25 May 2018 to date including but not limited to applications from adopted persons, from persons who had been boarded out or from any person whose files and personal information were now in the possession of the agency since GDPR regulations came into force. [11920/21]