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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes, because they are different.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: I have a few other questions on the early years sector. Do we have any figures for the number of services that have closed? I refer to official figures. I know sometimes we hear various reports in this regard, but what are the official figures? I would also like to know how many services opened in 2023. How many such services closed and how many opened in 2023? It is fine, as I said,...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: The number I have is 238, but I accept that might not be correct.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister very much. With regard to the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte's sector, I am sure she probably gets this more than any of us but some of the issues still seem to be the lack of staffing or trying to recruit and retain staff in the disability sector. Does the Minister of State want to talk about that? I know there have been increases and they are welcome, but how...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: That is good to hear. Sometimes, the difficulty with panels is that people feel they go on a panel and do not hear anything else. Obviously, there is such competition at the moment with the private sector. It might be able to give people a definite start date and, of course, particularly for younger people, that is what they want to know. People hear they are on a panel and wonder whether...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: It is also proposed to publish the opening statements to the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Ministers and all the officials.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his officials in the foreign births registration section will liaise with the parents of a child (details supplied); if he will confirm receipt of the application which was sent in December 2023 through the Irish embassy in Beijing China; the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4242/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 457. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of early years and SAC closures, by county. in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the number of babyroom closures, by county, for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; if he has considered the policy paper drafted by an organisation (details supplied) to assess and react to early...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Services (30 Jan 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 502. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is referred to either St. James’s or St. Vincent's Hospital. [3726/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 344. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare fees being paid by parents at present, by county; and the childcare fees that will be paid by parents from September 2024, by county, in tabular form. [4680/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school in County Carlow (details supplied) will receive the funding for two modular classrooms that it was granted in June 2023, but is still being processed. [4923/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (7 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 429. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what capital funding has been allocated for 2023 to increase childcare places; if this funding will facilitate the building of purpose built childcare facilities; what specific plans his Department has through the NPD capital funding for expanding places for the zero to two years and eight months cohort when...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 430. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs associated with building a new community childcare facility, including associated costs; if any new facilities are being planned; if so, the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5045/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 451. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current percentage of ELC SAC services that are contracted to provide ECCE only and ECCE/ NCS for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [5423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 288. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated associated costs to reduce the national childcare scheme income threshold to €40,000; the estimated number of children that would potentially benefit from lowering the threshold and all other cost implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial supports that are in place for those who suffer from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (13 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 525. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total estimated cost to increase the national childcare scheme universal rate from €1.40 to €2.14 for 20234 and projected cost for 2024; the total cost to increase the national childcare scheme by a further 25%, after the September 2024 increase comes into effect; the monetary value of same;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: 526. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all allegations of potential child safe guarding matters are investigated by Tusla once brought to their attention; since the introduction of CASP, if there have been any changes to this procedure in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/24]