Results 2,561-2,580 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I invite each of the groups to make concluding remarks before we proceed to our next session. We will start with either Ms Thornton or Ms Mac Manus, followed by either Ms Harrison or Ms Coughlan.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sorry; is Ms Mac Manus going to answer?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (21 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress towards meeting the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand access to social innovation programmes to all post-primary schools; the progress to date in terms of the uptake of post primary schools and students of social innovation programmes and the new funding provided and future commitments to achieve this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a property (details supplied) is scheduled to be connected to broadband by National Broadband Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Reform (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 357. To ask the Minister for Finance if monies invested in approved retirement funds which are linked to revenue rather than pension funds will be accessible to persons at age 65 if the retirement age rises to the proposed 68 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50403/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Fire Safety (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 647. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the fire safety grant is still open and available to providers; the breakdown of funding allocated and funding drawn down in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 651. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the €78 million ELC funding announced in Budget 2022; if a breakdown of the €41 million increase in ELC core allocation and a breakdown of the €37 million one-off measure will also be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 652. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the €41 million increase in the ELC core allocation will be spent between September and December 2022; and the carryover effect of the measure in terms of the pre-committed increase to core expenditure arising from it for the year 2023. [50987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 653. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the one-off measure of €37 million is contained within the additional Covid-19 allocation of €67 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 654. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the €716 million for ELC next year by programme subhead and the proportion of this expenditure that becomes income for providers. [51075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 657. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total funding allocated to the UBU Youth Programme by his Department; and the amount of this total provided respectively for funded organisations and the total provided for ETBs. [51164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 658. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of audits carried out on youth services by education and training boards and other bodies funded through his Department; the total cost of these audits; and the total time required to comply with same. [51165/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 659. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost incurred by education and training boards in administering the UBU Youth Programme on behalf of his Department including staffing, expenses, indirect costs, audit fees and any other similar or related expenditures. [51166/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 660. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of education and training board youth officers, youth development officers, similar staff and administrative staff funded by his Department by education and training boards and ETBI; and the total costs of same. [51167/21]

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Deputies Connolly and McNamara are sharing time. They have five minutes each. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is sharing time with three other speakers.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Joint Labour Committee examination of the pay and working conditions of childcare professionals; and when he expects the steering group to publish its report. [48273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 637. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a fee control mechanism will be introduced in advance of the delivery of the additional funding announced for the childcare sector in Budget 2022; if so, the fee control mechanism including the legal form this mechanism will take; the anticipated timing of its introduction; and if he will make a statement on...