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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (17 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding their eligibility in terms of the change of circumstances criteria for SUSI has not been responded to satisfactorily by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21769/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (17 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in which all smear test analysis and readings took place by county in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21765/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (17 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the locations to which cervical screen smears are now being sent for examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21766/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Administration (17 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if organisations (details supplied) send their smears to the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital for analysis; if other public or private smears carried out outside of CervicalCheck are examined at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21767/18]

Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the July provision being provided at a school's discretion; the steps he plans to take in cases in which a school is not willing to provide same (details supplied); and if he will meet parents of children that avail of the July provision in order to gain an understanding of the importance of this provision to the children....

Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: The question speaks for itself. I am looking for the rationale for the July provision being provided at a school's discretion and the steps that the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, plans to take in a case where a school is not willing to provide the provision. This refers, in particular, to the Enable Ireland school in Sandymount. Will the Minister meet with parents from...

Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: The last point the Minister made is exactly the suggestion I was going to make. If there is a new scheme such as the national day scheme being considered the Minister should look to extend the current scheme. The school I referred to, the Enable Ireland Sandymount school programme, was funded by the parents of the children, with a reduced capacity when funding was withdrawn in 2010. It was...

Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: The difficulty is that this is a voluntary scheme and while I am reluctant to say that schools should be compelled to provide it, there should be a back-up plan in place where a school is not participating so that parents are not left in limbo. It is almost June; the scheme is supposed to start at the start of July and the affected parents have no provision in place for this year. What does...

Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason guidance in special schools is not included in the career guidance review announced in January 2018 despite assurances from representatives of the Department of Education and Skills that it would be included. [22389/18]

Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: This question concerns career guidance in special schools. I wish to ask why it is not included in the review announced in January 2018, despite assurances from representatives of the Department of Education and Skills that it would be included.

Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister says that special schools were not excluded but there was a promise that they would be included in the terms of reference and that was certainly not the case. As it currently stands, there is no provision for guidance in special schools that teach the primary school curriculum. However, this completely ignores the fact that students up to the age of 18 attend these schools. It...

Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. I welcome that statement and will come back to his officials in that regard. I wish to stress the point again that this is a chance for us to be inclusive, particularly in the aftermath of Ireland ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. All Members know there is a high level of unemployment among people with a disability. Access to...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to take this issue. It concerns the conditions in the department of psychiatry in St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny, which serves both Carlow and Kilkenny. It now serves patients from Tipperary since the closure of St. Michael's Unit in Clonmel yet there has been no expansion in that service even though there has been a big increase in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I will send him the details. The first thing is that there is no response. I can send him copies of the emails and letters we have sent, but unfortunately there is very little of the other side of the story, with the exception of one or two people saying it does not fall into their area. Unfortunately that is a common theme in the HSE. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when SNAs and teaching staff on similar contracts will receive notification of their employment in schools for the 2018-19 school year. [22390/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who avail of home tuition by county in tabular form. [22715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who have a diagnosis of ASD and avail of home tuition by county in tabular form. [22716/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Incidence (22 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, ASD, by county in tabular form. [22717/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: World Vision Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I am not part of the joint committee, but I am attending this meeting because last September I travelled to Uganda with World Vision, with Deputy James Lawless and Senator Neale Richmond, among others. I saw some of the very good work being done there. I was sceptical about going because I am sceptical about many things which involve fundraising where one cannot see exactly where the money...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the amendment. We should be constructive when discussing Bills and amendments and we should speak to the amendment before us. I could say a good deal about special education in general and about some teachers carrying out certain functions in that there is a belief they could perhaps require additional training and support. This is a welcome provision, however, and it is good...