Results 561-580 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (13 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance counsellor to pupil ratio ex-quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Data (13 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the new pilot scheme for in-school speech and language therapists; the number of participating schools; the demographic in this regard; the number of therapists employed under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6970/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to implement the policy advice of the National Council for Special Education regarding children with ASD; if all of the recommendations of the report will be implemented; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); if a suitable green field site has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7440/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Refunds (13 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and amount of water charge refunds paid to date; the plans of Irish Water for further repayments; the way in which unspent funds will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the assessment of needs process with regard to the provision of specific diagnosis (details supplied). [7611/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the service provider for the day respite service in counties Carlow and Kilkenny is deciding on priority in view of the fact that some families seem to be getting monthly day respite while other families with children with complex medical needs are only being offered it every six to eight weeks. [7669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the difference in the allocation of respite care between counties Carlow and Kilkenny (details supplied). [7671/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the location of the day respite service in County Carlow (details supplied). [7672/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is an unequal overnight respite service for counties Carlow and Kilkenny, in view of the fact it is the same service provider. [7676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy in respite services offered to two children in the same family in which there are three children, two of whom have disabilities (details supplied). [7670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no transparency and little communication with persons since an organisation (details supplied) assumed responsibility for overnight respite care in view of assurances received from the HSE and the organisation. [7673/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a committee put in place with regard to overnight respite to which a parent representative would be appointed. [7674/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 184. To ask the Minister for Health if all parents on the respite waiting list have been contacted to date. [7675/18]

Report on Lone Parents: Motion (15 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I commend the committee, in particular the Chairman, Deputy Curran, and my colleague, Deputy Brady on the report and on the manner in which it addressed this issue. Approximately 25.4%, or one quarter, of families in this country are headed by people who are parenting alone. The lack of attendance for this debate on is disappointing. There has been much talk in this debate about the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the decision to place a restriction on five schools (details supplied) for enrolments for junior infant classes to up to half a stream for 2018-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not been awarded extra resources under the DEIS scheme; when it will be awarded the extra resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8558/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Tipperary using the inpatient services in the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny. [8095/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the occupancy of inpatient services in the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny. [8096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the occupancy of inpatient services in the acute psychiatric unit, Ennis regional hospital, County Clare. [8097/18]