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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (23 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 710. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total estimated cost of including all 24,000 mother and baby homes survivors currently excluded from the mother and baby homes payment scheme. [24954/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (23 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 711. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of raising funding by 20% across the State to family resource centres. [24955/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 712. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing the ECCE capitation grant by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24957/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 713. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing the affordable childcare subsidy for children under three years of age by €1 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24958/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information (23 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a person (details supplied) to access their medical files at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. [24027/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (25 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to allow new recruits of Tusla to carry over their annual leave entitlements from private social work or care employers. [25534/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total estimated cost to build a ten-room domestic violence refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26055/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total spend allocated to Tusla under the third Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Strategy for capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 586. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the potential costs to undertake a comprehensive review of staffing structures within Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 587. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing capacity in early years providers for baby places 0-1 nationally by 10%. [25594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 588. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the budget allocated for Tusla under the NDP for ICT infrastructure; the budget allocated for Tusla by his Department for ICT infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25626/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: The item for consideration this afternoon is challenges facing women accessing education, leadership and political roles. We are joined by Ms Rachel Coyle, head of campaigns and mobilisation, and Ms Ciara McHugh, leadership officer, National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI; and Ms Miriam Holt, chief executive officer, and Ms Vivienne Glanville, national programme co-ordinator, from Women's...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Ms Coyle. The first councillor has now gone on maternity leave, officially, since the new legislation came in. Councillor Adrienne Wallace from Carlow went on leave only yesterday.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It is timely-----

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister was in my home town, Callan, a few years ago on a day with similar weather to what we are having today. Some good projects, such as the one she was there for that day, are happening in some of our towns and villages. That is welcome but, as my colleagues said, there are still outstanding issues. I apologise in advance to anyone who has heard me talk about this before. The...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It is timely that we are having this discussion. There is some very interesting information in the presentation. I call Ms Holt.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator O'Sullivan is next. Could he confirm he is on the grounds of Leinster House?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Would Ms McHugh like to come in before I bring in Ms Holt or Ms Glanville?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator O'Sullivan will have to put himself on mute. We can hear the Seanad bells as if they were in this room.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: No, that is totally fine. It has been a very good meeting and it is really interesting. There are a number of points I want to make as well. First, on the family-friendly policies in here, I totally take that we have to encourage more women and it starts at local level. I believe if a person does not break in at local level, it is very difficult. Some people do run for the Dáil or...