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- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank the witnesses. I call Deputy Whitmore and I ask her to confirm her location.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: Thank you Deputy. You may proceed.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: Would Mr. Wolfe like to respond first?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I believe Senator Seery Kearney has an additional question.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: Would any of the other witnesses like to come in at this point?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Gloster for that information. It is good for the committee to have it. As nobody else is indicating, I thank the witnesses for appearing today and I apologise for the technical issues that arose throughout the meeting. Is it agreed to publish the opening statements and supporting documentation to the Oireachtas website? Agreed.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: If any members or witnesses who are participating remotely are experiencing any sound or technical issues, I ask them to let us know through the "chat" function in Microsoft Teams, otherwise I will proceed with the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy Dillon and Senator Ruane. Senator McGreehan is hoping to join us but she will connect remotely to today's meeting. I remind...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sunderland. We will move straight into the questions from Deputy Cathal Crowe. I ask him to please confirm his location.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Sunderland. We need to move on to other members. I call Senator Mary Seery Kearney.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. Sunderland want to address some of those questions?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I ask Mr. Sunderland to be very brief as we have to move on to others.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. Sunderland want to come in on some of those questions?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Cairns and Senator Seery Kearney have other questions so I will take both of them together and then hand over to Mr. Sunderland to respond and make any concluding remarks.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: We are coming to the close of the meeting. This session has been of particular interest. People were anxious to have more time. I feel like I am always the person who has to cut people off. I do apologise but, unfortunately, we must adhere to the rules relating to Covid. There were some very good suggestions about having Mr. Sunderland and Mr. Murphy back before us again. That is...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sunderland. As I say, we will obviously have future and ongoing engagement. I need to get agreement to publish the opening statement to the Oireachtas website. Is it agreed? Agreed. I sincerely thank Mr. Sunderland and Mr. Murphy for their time. We will suspend for a few moments to allow for the commencement of the next session with the Irish Human Rights and Equality...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: We will resume our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the birth information and tracing Bill. I welcome the representatives of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, which will address the committee virtually via MS Teams. They are Ms Sinéad Gibney, chief commissioner, Professor Ray Murphy, a commission member, and Ms Maria Mullan, senior research and...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Kathleen Funchion: There is time now if Senator Seery Kearney wants to come back in.