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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes, thank you. Ms Heeney wanted to come in on that point.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I acknowledge the role of the childminders. It is extremely difficult and demanding work for them and anyone who works in the early years setting. In the past year and a half, we have seen with Covid, everyone in that sector has stepped up to the plate. They and the work they do has been invaluable. It is a sector I would like to see receiving more focus even in relation to wages in the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We are moving on to Senator Lynn Ruane. Can you confirm your location, Senator, please?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Is that 3.5 children per childminder?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 448. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to employ an additional 50 social workers. [31656/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 449. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to recruit an additional ten administrative support staff for social workers. [31657/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sorry, but we are out of time for this section of business.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We are moving on to statements and questions and answers on the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, negotiations. I call the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue. The Minister has 20 minutes.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I apologise to the Minister but there is another speaker to come in during this time slot.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We must move on to Deputy Tully.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Deputy Tully.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sorry, Deputy, we are out of time. We must move on to the other speakers. I remind everybody asking questions in their slots to allow time for the answers. We must move on now to the Labour Party and Deputy Sherlock.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The Deputy has six and a half minutes.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: There are 30 seconds. Can the Minister be very brief?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. I am moving on to the Government slot. Deputy Calleary has four minutes.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The next speaker is Deputy Cathal Crowe but I do not see him in the Chamber. Is Deputy O'Connor taking the seven and a half minutes allocated to his colleague?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. We move now to Sinn Féin. Deputy Mairéad Farrell has two and a half minutes.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I apologise to the Deputy but his time was taken by his colleague because he was not here.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sorry but apologies were given that the Deputy was attending a transport committee meeting. We must move on. I will see if there is a way of slotting him in.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I apologise to the Deputy but his time was taken by his colleague. I checked that at the start.