Results 41-60 of 5,054 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Mental Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (24 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I wish the Minister of State all the best in her new role. I want to focus on two areas. The first relates to mental health among our children and young people. We all know there has been a significant increase in the number of children and young people suffering in relation to mental health, particularly with anxiety and depression. I commend the role that the Child and Adolescent...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Threshold (24 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I deal with many people who deal with Threshold and they have always found the service excellent and very professional. Oftentimes, people are in difficult circumstances and it is good to have a service such as Threshold. I welcome Mr. Jordan's comments about rent certainty with regard to landlords. That is often forgotten about. A number of years ago, at the start of the downturn, it was...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I have a difficulty because I do not see a uniform approach. For example, in Kilkenny, it is one community welfare officer versus another. It seems to depend on who one meets and it depends on the day. I have never heard about the offer of rent in advance until today. There is also an issue with people moving from emergency accommodation into accommodation under the RAS or HAP scheme....

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: My question was not related to furniture. What is often said to people who are living in very overcrowded family circumstances or in emergency accommodation by the community welfare officers is that they should have been in a position to save. They might not be responsible for the furniture in the house but obviously if people are in emergency accommodation, they will have had a lot of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (31 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how many companies have expressed an interest in the new speed camera contract; the amount the new contract is worth; the number of hours per worker, per month, required in the new contract. [12817/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (31 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the mileage a company (details supplied) is claiming from the State for its workers attending court; and the rate of pay it is claiming for workers going to court. [12818/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (31 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 631. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a full child and adult mental health services programme and team for each county. [12954/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (2 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 29. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the extension of the Traveller primary health care teams. [13724/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Awareness (2 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a programme of mental health awareness training for general practitioners and other general health workers so that they are better equipped to assist persons in mental distress who are seeking referral or advice on their care. [13725/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (2 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to consider re-instating the supplementary State transition pension payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14039/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the strategy in place to extend the community childcare subvention programme those who are most in need of it; her plans to expand the numbers who can avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14843/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (9 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 242. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fill the two vacant positions on the Board of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15193/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Employment Rights (14 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 644. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce guidelines to protect child care workers in sporadic employment. [14842/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Company Closures (14 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 645. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware that the rehabilitation facility in County Kilkenny is to close on 30 June 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15984/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 646. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the community child care facilities in County Clare that closed without notice in February 2016; the compensation measures she has put in place to assist children who have now missed out on their early childhood care and education scheme year as a result; and the status in this regard. [15985/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: In the aftermath of the Brexit vote there are a number of important issues to focus on and I would like to deal with two of those in my contribution to this debate. First, while Sinn Féin campaigned for and supported a "Remain" vote, it is important that this is not viewed or interpreted in any way as a ringing endorsement of the current structure, set-up or mindset of the EU...

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 Jun 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I commend Deputies Wallace and Clare Daly for bringing this issue forward and I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on it. For me, this is about two things; it is about choice and respect. It is about respecting the choice of a woman when faced with the devastating news of a foetal fatal abnormality. It is about respecting her choice to access a termination in that situation. I...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: As somebody who worked in the trade union movement until my election to this House in February this year, I welcome the Bill and the opportunity to speak to it. Before speaking to it, however, I urge the Minister and Fianna Fáil Deputies to re-read it because, based on some of the ridiculous statements made, clearly they do not understand it. I also invite them to work alongside...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (6 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reinstating the child minding advisory service and developing a national approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19935/16]

Au Pair Placement Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: While the Bill acknowledges the need for the regulation of this sector, Sinn Féin cannot support it as it does not go far enough. It is not sufficient in its current form and in its recommendations as my colleagues have and will continue to outline in their contributions. As party spokesperson on child care, I will focus briefly on the elephant in the room, which is the cost of child...