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National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Sinn Féin is happy to support the motion. I thank our colleagues in the Labour Party for bringing it forward. I was delighted to hear the Minister of State mention the autism strategy. I had often wondered what had happened to it. People will not be shocked to hear me say that two years ago, on World Autism Day 2019, I introduced a motion on behalf of Sinn Féin on development of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 434. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (5 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 707. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (6 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 227. To ask 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]

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I commend my colleagues, Deputies Ó Broin and Doherty, on all of their continuous work on this issue. I would like to talk about the impact of investment firms buying up large swathes of housing in Ireland from the perspective of young people, and in particular those in their 20s. It is a group that sometimes gets forgotten about, not just in housing but in an awful lot of things in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 231. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 576. To ask 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]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: That is no problem. As I said, we are delighted you are here today. This is your second time to meet the committee on this matter, so we appreciate your time. I will now call on members for their questions. I remind them that each member has five minutes. I will call Deputy Cairns followed by Deputy Cathal Crowe. Can Deputy Cairns first confirm her location?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thank you.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The Deputy has 30 seconds left. If she wants to ask the question, I might ask the Minister of State to come back at the end to address unanswered questions.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Does the Minister of State want to come back in on any other point?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Deputy and Minister of State. I think everybody would agree with her on those points and share the frustration too. I ask Deputy Dillon to confirm his location.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Before the Minister of State comes in on those issues, although I understand that members wish to take the opportunity to raise certain matters, some of these issues fall under the remit of the Department of Education and, in fairness to the Minister of State, she will not be able to answer those questions. I remind members that we are dealing with the report of the Ombudsman for Children....

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Senator McGreehan and ask her to confirm her location.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State. We are moving on to Deputy Sherlock. Could he confirm his location first please?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Sherlock is out of time, but if he wants to ask a question, we can get an answer at the end. There will be time for the Minister of State to come back in.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I will let the Minister of State come back in at the end to respond to some of those points. Before I call on the next speaker, if anybody who has not indicated wants to ask a question, he or she should indicate now so that we can manage the last hour of the meeting. There might be a chance for some members to come in a second time. Deputy Costello is next. I ask him to confirm his...