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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I am taking that silence as-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: There might be time at the end. Deputy Creed, I see you have your hand up. Will you just confirm, if you have a question, that you are on the grounds of the Leinster House complex?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Deputy Cronin.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: There will be. Senator Clonan is online so I am not sure whether he has any questions. We can do a second round, starting with Deputy Costello. I assume he has another question?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Then we will go back to Deputy Cronin.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, for bringing forward this Bill. Exactly seven years and one week ago, I made my first speech in the Dáil. That speech was on the housing crisis. When I was preparing for tonight, I felt I could have dusted off that speech and used it again but for the fact that matters are an awful lot worse. In the intervening seven years - the Minister of...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: That is what they have to date. That is the information they are going on.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank An Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. Given that people are being advised to go to them for everything, is there any chance that local authorities will be provided with additional in staff in order, particularly because, as matters stand, they are totally overburdened? I cannot describe how frustrating it is, seven years after my first speech in this House, that not only are we still in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on what grounds a person’s (details supplied) horses were seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15348/23]

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I wished to speak to this grouping of amendments, but specifically amendments Nos. 3 and 4, because I was looking for clarity. I know there was some discussion with regard to this in the Seanad. There seem to be some amendments accepted that would have been put forward by Senators Ruane and Higgins - I wished to see where exactly this is - with regard to the rate of pay. We know about...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome amendment No. 18, which refers to the Minister laying a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas within six months of the passing of Act. It is quite a good amendment.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Most of the points have been raised. The point about the pension is coming up very strongly but I am kind of glad because when many of us were contacted in advance of last year's budget, it was right up against the budget. Hopefully there will be the opportunity this year for that to be addressed. I know foster carers have been campaigning for years but I am conscious as well that some...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care Issues: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister; Ms Lara Hynes and Ms Marie Kennedy; and all of our members. Is it agreed that the opening statements may be published to the website? Agreed. The committee stands adjourned.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 1. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the interaction he has had with the Department of Justice and the Department of Health in regard to surrogacy and the recognition of parentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15920/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: My first question is on the surrogacy legislation we are all expecting. It was great last December to see that there was really good progress on this. We are led to believe that many of the recommendations from the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy were taken on board. We are coming into April and two weeks' recess. What stage is this at, particularly for parents who are looking...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I understand this technically falls to the Department of Health. I always have to reword the questions. I appreciate the Minister taking the question. The committee was very ably chaired by Deputy Whitmore and I was delighted to see that many of its recommendations will be taken on board, particularly the point about the two-step parentage recommended by Professor O'Mahony. My specific...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I appreciate the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, may not have this information as he is not the lead Minister, but is there a rough timeframe for that going to committee? There are so many people who do not have the luxury of time in relation to retrospective recognition. I understand the complexity because we dealt with it in the committee and it was very complex. However, we came up with very...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Will the Minister come back to me on that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 3. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he has taken in light of a review (details supplied) into the handling of child sexual abuse allegations within an organisation; his views on assurances Tusla provided regarding the organisation's current safeguarding child protection procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15391/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: My question concerns the situation with the St. John Ambulance. In light of the handling of child sexual abuse allegations within the organisation, what are the Minister's views on the assurances Tusla is providing regarding that organisation's current safeguarding child protection procedures and will he make a statement on the matter?