Results 841-860 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional classroom accommodation. [36749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a spousal visa application by a person (details supplied). [35819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (7 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 1198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that did not receive an automatic payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance and that had to reapply in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [35937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (7 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 1199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason those entitled to automatic payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance that may have to reapply are not informed of this prior to the release of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35938/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (7 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 1200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of back to school clothing and footwear allowance payments made on the assigned date of issue; and the number of persons that received it after this date. [35939/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding levels per child in ASD units or special classes at primary and second levels. [37426/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure equality of funding across all primary and post-primary education for children in ASD units or special classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the providers of school lunches ensure that the packaging for the food is as environmentally friendly as possible with the minimum use of plastics or the eradication of the use of plastics if possible. [38315/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide one administration day a week to teaching principals across the primary school network. [38762/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of lifting the moratorium on filling school management positions at primary school level, that is, assistant principal 1 and assistant principal 2 positions. [38763/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I am delighted to have the chance to deal with these issues because finally there are real human beings on the other side of the room at whom we can look and with whom we can raise them. There are serious problems in the Kilkenny area that are currently ongoing and unresolved a month into the school year. In the areas of Gowran, Paulstown, Ballyhale, Thomastown and Inistioge there are about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sure he knows the meeting is on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I think the Minister should be here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sorry to cut across Mr. Dolan but some of the children to whom I refer are not ineligible. They are going to the nearest school.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I sent that information into the Department but have not received any response. I have been told that the Department will look into it but have not been given any answers and we are a month into the school term now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (26 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the school transport system was not put out for tender. [38954/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (26 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact process of the school transport lottery system. [38955/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (26 Sep 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the school transport situation in the Paulstown, Gowan and Goresbridge areas of County Kilkenny whereby a large number of students cannot avail of school transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38956/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the budget. I will focus on education as I am education spokesperson for my party. On paper, what has been announced sounds fantastic - €1.8 billion in supports, particularly for children with additional needs. It sounds like a great headline but, unfortunately, that is all it is. It is a headline because much of this is not new money and is...