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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Advertising (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 1019. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on advertising for the consultation process on the development of the restorative recognition scheme. [31731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Advertising (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 1020. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on advertising to consult adopted persons, survivors, natural mothers and relatives on the general scheme of the birth information and tracing Bill 2021. [31732/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 1023. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if staff salaries represent 70% of the cost of the childcare sector; his views on whether this is 70% of providers costs; and if not, if it is 70% of all costs including costs that are covered by the State funding. [31907/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 1024. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown including early childhood care and education, ECCE pay and non-pay, the access and inclusion model and so on of the €334.500 million provided for ECCE and AIM preschool in line B.3 of the revised estimate for 2021. [31908/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 1055. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the soaring cost in obtaining a valid Solas Safepass card and the issue of accessing training which has led to a decline in workers holding this essential pass; if he will consider allowing highly qualified health and safety practitioners to deliver this essential training; and if he will further consider a...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank my colleagues, Deputies O'Reilly and Kerrane, for bringing forward this important motion. As other speakers have mentioned, increasing the pension age was a significant issue on the doorsteps in the last general election. I did not hear anyone disagree with our proposal at any of the meetings or debates I attended, so I do not think there will be any difficulty with everyone...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed and the reason for refusing a domiciliary care allocation for them re-examined considering their complex needs. [32990/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 435. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocation in 2019, 2020 and 2021 for county childcare committees by county; and the amount of this allocation that was spent in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [32992/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 437. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average staff turnover rate for full day services based on the data collected in the Pobal Early Years Sector Profile 2019-2020. [33273/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: If any members or witnesses participating remotely experience sound or technical issues, please let us know through the chat function. Apologies have been received from Senator Ned O'Sullivan. I remind members who are participating remotely to keep their device on mute until they are invited to speak. When they are speaking, I ask, where possible, that they have their camera switched on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome our witnesses who are addressing the committee virtually via Microsoft Teams. From Tusla, I welcome Mr. Bernard Gloster, CEO, Mr. Cormac Quinlan, director of transformation and policy, and Ms Siobhan Mugan, national manager for adoption. I welcome Mr. Conor O'Mahony, special rapporteur for child protection. From the Adoption Authority of Ireland, I welcome Ms Orlaith Traynor,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Gloster for his presentation. We will move on to Dr. O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We will start with Mr. Gloster, followed by Mr. O'Mahony and Ms Traynor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Since the Senator's time has expired, I might ask Dr. O'Mahony and Ms Traynor to respond to some of the points she raised at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am assuming the Deputy's questions are for all three witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We will start with Mr. Gloster, followed by Ms Traynor and then by Mr. O'Mahony if he would like to add anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Can Senator Keogan confirm her location?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Is that Senator Keogan's only question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. Gloster have that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Can Deputy Murnane O'Connor confirm her location?