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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (11 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the case of a person (details supplied). [22180/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (10 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 154. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the total number of successful family reunifications facilitated by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency during its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21929/23]

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: We move to the Labour Party. I call Deputy Sherlock.

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak on this issue. While the evidence in the document is shocking and depressing, for want of a better word, it is important that we have that information and that we now act on that information. I acknowledge some of the steps that have been taken by the Ministers, Deputy Harris and Deputy McEntee. In particular, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property owner (details supplied) will be able to avail of high-speed broadband. [22696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm when a school (details supplied) can expect an update on its school accommodation extension submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider writing off, on compassionate grounds, the debt of a person (details supplied). [22513/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress of the Family Courts Bill 2022; when he expects it to reach Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22419/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 555. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the portion of the €259 million full-year core funding that was used to meet the ERO pay agreement for early years’ staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 556. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the budget allocation for the early years' workforce plan 'nurturing skills: the workplace plan for early learning and care and school age childcare 2022-2028'; if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Sector Pay (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 578. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the salary scale range, including all benefits, for the grade of chief social worker. [23002/23]

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I commend my colleague Deputy Tully on this. As our spokesperson on disability, she has done huge work in this area. I also acknowledge that the Minister of State is here. I know she is passionate about this as well but we have to highlight when there are failings. As my colleague Deputy Cullinane has said, we have to lay that at the door of the Minister of State and of the Government. ...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cairns and Senator O’Sullivan. I welcome from the Department of Justice, Mr. Doncha O'Sullivan, deputy secretary general, Mr. David Delaney, director of immigration service delivery, and Ms Emer Mullins, principal officer in the International Protection Office. I thank them for attending. I will now go through the usual procedure for...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan. He mentioned that Ms Mullins is in charge of a particular section. Would she like to wait for questions on that area or is there anything she would like to say at this point?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It will be the same.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: There were some good suggestions there around the research and so on. That is a good idea.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: The next speaker is Deputy Murnane O'Connor, followed by Deputy Dillon. We are under time pressure to finish this session.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: We continue with our discussion of integration and refugee issues. In this session, we are joined by officials from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Ms Sheenagh Rooney and Ms Carol Baxter, assistant secretaries. We have representatives from the County and City Managers Association and Local Government Management Agency, CCMA and LAMA, Mr. Michael...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I invite Mr. Michael Walsh to make his presentation.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Walsh. Members will have seven minutes to contribute. We are under a little more time pressure then normal because we are having two sessions today.