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Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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School Transport Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
46. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with a recommendation by a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [30045/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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School Completion Programme
Kathleen Funchion
177. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of schools in receipt of funding for the school completion programme; the total amount of funding allocated from her Department for the school completion programme; and the amount by which the total amount of funding has been cut in 2016. [30053/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Child Care Services
Kathleen Funchion
178. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the childminding advisory service; and her plans to reinstate it in view of the need for regulation of the childminding sector. [30054/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Child Care Services
Kathleen Funchion
179. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the regulation of the growing childminding sector. [30055/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Kathleen Funchion
377. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when the Wexford dialysis unit will be open in view of the pre-election promise to provide a facility; if Wexford County Council blocked planning permission for the Wexford dialysis unit; and, if so, the legislation under which this was permitted. [29343/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Kathleen Funchion
378. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the amount it is costing to transport patients from County Wexford to Waterford University Hospital and Dublin hospitals for kidney dialysis every week. [29344/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
582. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the bus service (details supplied) from Callan, County Kilkenny, to Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, has discontinued; his plans to provide an alternative service. [29391/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Departmental Funding
Kathleen Funchion
1640. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount Inland Fisheries Ireland receives from the Government every year; and if it allocates the moneys on a river by river basis. [25267/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Departmental Communications
Kathleen Funchion
1679. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members of the public who could already be under financial strain; and the companies employed by these Government bodies to administer these calls. [25268/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1913. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of making reforms (details supplied) to the ECCE scheme. [24529/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Early Years Strategy Implementation
Kathleen Funchion
16. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for early years in detail and timeline for the implementation of the early years strategy on a yearly basis. [23035/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Child Care Services
Kathleen Funchion
23. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the reinstatement of the child minding advisory service. [23036/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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General Medical Services Scheme
Kathleen Funchion
183. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive took in respect of a centre (details supplied) where patients covered by the medical card scheme are still being charged €10 for routine blood tests, given that the Minister of State at his Department previously stated that it was not acceptable for such patients and patients covered under the general practitioner-visit card scheme to be charged for procedures associated with routine diagnosis and treatment. [21438/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Child Care Services Regulation
Kathleen Funchion
267. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reinstating the child minding advisory service and developing a national approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19935/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Employment Rights
Kathleen Funchion
644. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce guidelines to protect child care workers in sporadic employment. [14842/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Company Closures
Kathleen Funchion
645. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware that the rehabilitation facility in County Kilkenny is to close on 30 June 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15984/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Kathleen Funchion
646. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the community child care facilities in County Clare that closed without notice in February 2016; the compensation measures she has put in place to assist children who have now missed out on their early childhood care and education scheme year as a result; and the status in this regard. [15985/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Community Childcare Subvention Programme
Kathleen Funchion
35. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the strategy in place to extend the community childcare subvention programme to those who are most in need of it; her plans to expand the numbers who can avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14843/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
Kathleen Funchion
242. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fill the two vacant positions on the Board of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15193/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Traveller Community
Kathleen Funchion
29. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the extension of the Traveller primary health care teams. [13724/16]