Results 41-60 of 2,177 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (7 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which participants will be chosen for the Kilkenny city community employment scheme which is being run by an organisation (details supplied); and the type of work participants will be engaged in through the programme. [5902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (7 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the legislation for the affordable childcare scheme, ACS, is expected to be passed; if passed, if the background work will have been completed to ensure roll-out for September 2017; and when the guidelines for the ACS will be made available. [5907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (14 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 75. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the child care settings will be equipped to cope with the roll out of the single affordable child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7090/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (14 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency in 2015 and 2016. [6817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (14 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the amount of funding that was allocated to the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department. [6819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (14 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to specify the agency or Government body that has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy. [6821/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that was allocated to the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department. [6820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (28 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 822. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way applications by persons and registrations and payments to Tusla registered child care providers will work with respect to the targeted subsidy (details supplied). [10220/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Information and Communications Technology (28 Feb 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 823. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the IT system for both the universal and targeted subsidy will be fully automated (details supplied); and if her Department is factoring in a reasonable amount of time to be allowed to services and county child care committees to become familiar with the system themselves prior to it being automated. [10221/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Start Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 818. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a taskforce for the development of the early years strategy; and if so, the detail of the members of the taskforce, their title and their organisation. [11185/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 838. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that availed of centre based child care, both community and private, in 2016. [12150/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (7 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 839. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children anticipated to avail of targeted subsidies in the ACS scheme in year one; and the estimated cost for that number. [12151/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (7 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 840. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children anticipated to avail of the universal subsidy in the ACS in year one; and the estimated total cost for that number. [12152/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 841. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of reinstating the childminding advisory service. [12153/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 842. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost over a five-year period to increase her Department's agreed threshold of €47,500 of a household's combined income year-on-year for those five budgetary years by €500 per year, therefore, year one increasing the threshold to €48,000, in tabular form; and the total cost over a five year period for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (22 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 207. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward legislation regarding commercial surrogacy in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14350/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to tackle the threat of imminent closures of community based crèches due to high operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15217/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to examine the pre-medical condition of girls claiming to be affected by the HPV vaccination in each of the years 2010 to 2016; his views on whether an injustice is being done to such a vulnerable group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 405. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the HPV controversy; his plans to meet the girls affected to discuss a resolution to this situation; his views on the case of these girls and their families and the major cost implications in receiving medical attention within and outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15389/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Mar 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 406. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that by continuing with the HPV vaccination programme there will be a further percentage of girls displaying serious medical difficulties if action is not taken now and in view of the fact that it is highlighted to all parties involved and may yet lead to a public inquiry at some date in the future; and if he will make a statement on...