• Sinn Fein TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Kathleen Funchion speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Childcare Services, Early Childhood Care and Education, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Departmental Funding, Child and Family Agency

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (28 May 2024)

“11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and supports that are available to schools to assist with the repair or replacement of equipment in special classrooms, given the exorbitant prices for said equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23857/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 May 2024)

“241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the cuts her Department has applied to the school ancillary and capitation grants, especially for schools that have additional classrooms and pupils; if she will ensure schools providing summer classes and camps will receive additional grant support for this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23994/24]”

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

“I remind everybody that we have a surplus of money in this country. We are not in any way a poor country. However, yesterday, the Children's Rights Alliance released figures in its annual child poverty monitor, which clearly show that for many families rent affordability is still the single biggest driver of child homelessness. The number of children living in emergency accommodation...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 279 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 328 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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