Results 4,661-4,680 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2024 (18 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance if Budget 2024 reduced the VAT rate for print maps or eMaps to 0% given that the VAT rate on eBooks and audio books was reduced to 0%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 261. To ask the Minister for Health what actions he has taken to shorten and streamline the vetting process for fully qualified medical doctors from the UK post-Brexit with the IMC; given that many doctors are waiting in excess of two months for their affiliation to be able to work with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a third level student who is completely estranged from their parents, but has not reached the age of 23 years, can apply for support through a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 264. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first, full year and annual cost of increasing the current minimum rate of pay for an early years educators, by 0.85cent, €1.00, €1.25, €1.50, €1.75 and €2.00; and the first, full year and annual estimated cost to increase all other grades covered by the early...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual, total first and full-year cost to increase equally the guardian payment by 100% over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46063/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (24 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 448. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, total first and full-year cost to increase the number of State residential care units for children in care by 10%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form; what this equates to in bed numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46061/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (24 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 449. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, total first and full-year funding allocated to private, for-profit foster care organisations for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [46062/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 450. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year, full-year and annual cost to reduce childcare fees by 50% from September 2024. [46064/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Meteorological Services (26 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the flood forecasters at Met Éireann meet daily, including weekends; if there are minutes or notes available from these meetings; if there was a meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, 17 and 18 October 2023; if information from those meetings on those dates can be shared with the public; if there is a plan to share this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (26 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in considering the Kilkenny wind energy strategy proposed by Kilkenny County Council; if he will outline the process involved in considering the matter and confirm a timeframe for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (26 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 262. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will intervene in the case of a Ukrainian family who are living at a location (details supplied). [47136/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 32. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the extra €7 million allocated in budget 2024 to the access and inclusion model, AIM, programme will be delivered; to provide further clarity on the number of extra hours eligible children will receive; what ages the scheme is being extended to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48401/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: My question regards the announcement that was made in the budget a couple of weeks ago about the AIM programme and the additional provisions. I think an extra €7 million has been allocated to the AIM programme. I would like some more information on exactly how that will be allocated. Is the plan to extend it past the early childhood care and education, ECCE hours, or what exactly is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. The AIM report he referenced came up today in a committee meeting we had with regard to early years. Does the Minister expect that AIM report to be published before the end of this year? If I am picking the Minister up correctly, it is envisaged that for children who are currently eligible for ECCE, the idea of the expansion initially is that if they wish to take...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome that. AIM is an excellent programme and it is a huge benefit to children, particularly in the ECCE years. I know it is very frustrating for parents of children who are younger than that but it is welcome. I want to ask about some of the other issues that came up today, and I know we have a committee session on this next week. There was definitely clear frustration, with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Industrial Disputes (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 58. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the ongoing dispute around the reopening of a job evaluation scheme between Tusla and the Fórsa trade union; to confirm if either he or his officials have met with representatives of Fórsa trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48403/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 78. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; when applications are due to open; when he expects after this date that payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48402/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an incorrect Eircode for a dwelling (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47250/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what options are available to customers of pre-pay energy companies to recoup the Government energy credits if they did not receive any of them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47265/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the guardians payment for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the cost to increase the payment to €400; to outline any outreach being done to alert families who are caring for children and young people and are not in receipt of any payment;; and if she will make a statement on the...