Results 941-960 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (22 Jan 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 586. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she met with particular childcare providers in order to inform early years policy; if so, the number of providers; the format that outreach was made in; and the outcomes in this regard. [2514/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (22 Jan 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 587. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to continue outreach with childcare providers that would wish to be involved in the future of policy formation regarding the early years sector; if so, the format in which this will be carried out; and the way in which childcare providers that would like to advise her Department on their experiences can ensure that their advice...

Report of Joint Committee on Education and Skills: Motion (24 Jan 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 5 o’clock I will speak on a number of the recommendations. I thought it was apt that two of the Topical Issue debates today were on delays in speech and language services for children and a special school. In general when we speak about special education, children with additional needs constantly seem to be treated as second-class citizens. As much as some people might disagree...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (30 Jan 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the ownership of a school (details supplied). [4641/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jan 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a proposal under consideration from a school (details supplied) includes an ASD unit. [4642/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a school (details supplied) considering the lack of school accommodation for children attending from September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5166/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve guidelines regarding lunch breaks and hygiene practice in primary schools; if his Department has a role in the establishment of healthy hygiene practices and healthy eating practices in schools; if consideration will be given to making it mandatory that children be supervised in classrooms in a scenario (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Breaks Standardisation (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of a sufficient amount of time allotted to primary school children for eating their lunch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidelines on Obesity (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the rushed nature of lunch breaks and snack breaks in primary and post-primary schools is conducive to combatting the rise in obesity and other health issues in children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5169/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for teachers or school staff allowing television to be shown in the classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5170/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason time is not allocated for hygiene practice and eating within the primary and post-primary school curriculums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5171/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated cost in 2019 if the budget for Science Foundation Ireland increased by 8%. [5450/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 683. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to meet with the chairperson and CEO of the National Concert Hall in the immediate future. [5451/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the July provision is not available to the majority of children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5847/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding teachers that do not provide critical individual education plans for children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes planned for the delivery of resource hours to primary schools; when changes are expected to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5849/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the failure to request an additional SNA by a school (details supplied) will be investigated in view of the gravity and escalation of the medical condition of a person. [6126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a request has been made by a primary school in Wexford for an additional special needs assistant or additional special needs resources for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6598/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) continues to be on the waiting list for CAMHS and psychiatric services in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6599/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for coming in and for their presentations. I raise similar points to those raised by Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Thomas Byrne on fees for students from the North in the event of Brexit taking place on 29 March. The Minister's opening statement noted the increase in students from the North studying in institutions in the Republic. That figure...