Results 61-80 of 5,054 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive took in respect of a centre (details supplied) where patients covered by the medical card scheme are still being charged €10 for routine blood tests, given that the Minister of State at his Department previously stated that it was not acceptable for such patients and patients covered under the general...

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Comhghairdeas in your new role. One of key issues in my constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny is that of the domiciliary care allowance, DCA. Parents struggle to apply for and obtain the allowance, while there is the added pressure of not automatically getting a medical card. I commend the work of parents who fight daily for their children...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (21 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for early years in detail and timeline for the implementation of the early years strategy on a yearly basis. [23035/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (21 Jul 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the reinstatement of the child minding advisory service. [23036/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 1640. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount Inland Fisheries Ireland receives from the Government every year; and if it allocates the moneys on a river by river basis. [25267/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Communications (16 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: 1679. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust: Mr. Colin Bell (22 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Many of my questions have already been asked. I thank Mr. Bell for attending and for speaking to the committee. He was very brave to take on this task. He saw that there was extra money and he put it to good use, in particular ensuring that one can contact the trust no matter what part of the country one resides in. I support what Mr. Bell has said. It is important that when people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome everyone to our first meeting. Apologies have been received from Mr. Mickey Brady, MP. I extend a special welcome to Mr. Pat Doherty, MP, Mr. Mark Durkan, MP, Dr. Alasdair McDonnell, MP, and Mr. Francie Molloy, MP. The agenda has been circulated to members. In the first session we will hear the views of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister and now invite questions from those who indicate. I call Dr. Alasdair McDonnell first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: We might take three questions together if the Minister agrees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Will the Minister address those points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. A number of speakers are left so I ask that members' questions be as succinct and exact as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator Feighan is next. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones because they interfere with the recording equipment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: There are five more members indicating, so we will go to them now and return to the Minister afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask members to keep their contributions as brief as possible. We are coming under a little time pressure because we want to give the Minister an opportunity to respond. The next two speakers are Senators Coghlan and Mark Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: There are two more speakers, briefly, Senators Ó Donnghaile and Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I sincerely thank the Minister on behalf of the committee for being with us today and his patience in answering everybody's questions. Brexit is a big issue for us as a committee and we will examine it very closely. We look forward to engaging further with the Minister and his Department. I also thank the officials for coming before us as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Fiscal Implications for Northern Ireland of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance, Mr. Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, for coming before the committee. He will speak to us about the fiscal impact to the North of the result of the British referendum to leave the European Union. We will follow the same format, with an opening statement from the Minister before taking questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Fiscal Implications for Northern Ireland of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Are there any additional questions? If not, I have one question which concerns key issues highlighted in a letter which was issued to the British Prime Minister from Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Minister. Has there been any response to that letter? What is the Minister's take on it, given his own meeting with the Secretary of State? Perhaps he can comment on that.