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Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Kathleen Funchion
581. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if transport will be provided for a child (details supplied) transitioning to adult services at a centre in County Carlow. [44786/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Kathleen Funchion
997. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of funding announced in budget 2020 (details supplied); the amount allocated to each stream; the way in which funding for each stream is to be dispensed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44754/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Kathleen Funchion
1061. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will be reviewed regarding a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [44751/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Higher Education Schemes
Kathleen Funchion
109. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps necessary in order to make an appeal to an application refusal for the HEAR scheme; the timeline associated with making an appeal to HEAR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43709/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Teaching Qualifications
Kathleen Funchion
115. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given by the Teaching Council to review the new requirements to become a primary school teacher and to consider flexibility in primary school training requirements in order that a candidate that would like to train to become a primary school teacher would be able to do so with a level 8 degree as a qualification in view of the shortage of primary school teachers nationally. [43732/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Foster Care Provision
Kathleen Funchion
53. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps taken to rectify the state of understaffing and lack of professional oversight in the social care system for children in County Kilkenny since the recent HIQA report on foster care services in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43281/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Completion Programme
Kathleen Funchion
60. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the promised review of the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43273/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Funding
Kathleen Funchion
62. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for delays in Pobal payments or shortfalls in payments to early years service providers since August 2019; the reason there has been no correspondence or notifications made by Pobal with the service providers affected in advance of the delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43276/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Kathleen Funchion
70. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a refuge (details supplied) was refused funding in Budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43274/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Regulation
Kathleen Funchion
75. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the recently investigated crèches (details supplied); the steps being taken to address issues raised by parents of children attending this service provider which continues to be in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43272/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Staff
Kathleen Funchion
78. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures included in the new national childcare scheme to address the poor pay and working conditions of those working in the childcare and early years sector. [43275/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Community Care
Kathleen Funchion
329. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for community care homes in County Kilkenny facing a deficit in 2019. [41641/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Community Care
Kathleen Funchion
330. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if community care homes are part of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Community Care
Kathleen Funchion
331. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his plans to set up a national fund to help community care homes with the cost of improvements and upgrades as a result of HIQA visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41643/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Audiology Services Provision
Kathleen Funchion
351. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when an audiologist will be appointed to a clinic (details supplied); the length of time the clinic has been operating without an audiologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41716/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
Kathleen Funchion
313. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in authorising the treatment abroad scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Funding
Kathleen Funchion
550. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 and 228 of 19 September 2019, the number of registrations of children the total amount of overclaimed funding represents which was identified by Pobal as €3.2 million in CCS and €2.5 million in CCSP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39419/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Community Care
Kathleen Funchion
551. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions in place for community care homes in County Kilkenny facing a deficit in 2019. [39422/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Community Care
Kathleen Funchion
552. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if community care homes are part of Sláinte care. [39423/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Community Care
Kathleen Funchion
553. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to set up a national fund to help community care homes with the cost of improvements and upgrades as a result of HIQA visits. [39424/19]