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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (6 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10932/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (6 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to put a new bereavement process in place regarding the sitting of junior and leaving certificate exams and payment of tuition fees for students who have experienced a family bereavement in the same school year; the situation for students that have experienced a family bereavement in 2019 in advance of the junior and leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (6 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of commitment which exists that fees from higher level education institutions will not change for students from Northern Ireland post Brexit should Britain exit the European Union. [10935/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if knowledge of the conditional and future tenses in the German language is required for the junior certificate exam. [11006/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the genitive and dative cases and genitive and accusative prepositions in the German language are required for the junior certificate exam. [11007/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Delivery of Services for Students with Down’s Syndrome: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the opportunity to have all of the main stakeholders present. Instinctively I always support trade unions. I worked in one and come from a very strong trade union household. However, I do not agree with the union's position on withdrawing IEPs, although I totally support its call for the provision of extra training, resources and anything else that is needed. I am always an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child who is in receipt of SNA assistance in a particular school and moves from that school to another location or school during the same school year is no longer entitled to a SNA in the new school and must wait until the beginning of September in the following school year in order to avail of a SNA once again; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied an SNA in view of the fact the child is entitled to an SNA based on particular needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding primary and post-primary schools receive from the initial point of opening the ASD class and throughout the operation of an ASD class within each school; if there is an amount received by the school for the operation of that class on a monthly or annual basis; and if the funding is received by the school directly from his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 770. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services available to persons with autism; the process for a child or adult in accessing these mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 771. To ask the Minister for Health the options for treatment in Northern Ireland that persons here can avail of regarding mental health if they are diagnosed as being autistic. [13435/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 772. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the system for setting nursing home prices under the nursing home support scheme. [13436/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 773. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the new general practitioner contract for nursing homes. [13437/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 1152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Ireland is low in investment in childcare and the early years sector compared with international standards (details supplied). [13165/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: DEIS Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 1179. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made on the proposed DEIS model for childcare services operating in areas of high disadvantage; the proposed date for implementation in view of the fact that the current targeted schemes are being dismantled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13164/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It is really good to see presentations featuring recommendations, solutions and suggestions; it makes it easier when we are trying to fight for resources. Many of the questions I was going to ask have been covered, and I do not want to be repetitive. I totally agree with the idea proposed for the education system. The classroom can be a very...

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. When debating it this evening, we need to be mindful that what we are discussing are the records of people's lives. They are the records of hurt, abuse, violence, marginalisation and fear. We need to be very careful about making decisions without adequate outreach to the survivors of abuse, their families and the advocacy groups that speak...

Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I move:That Dáil Éireann:acknowledges that:— autism is a 'spectrum' condition that affects the typical development of the brain in areas such as social interaction, communication and sensory processing; — the first signs of autism usually appear as developmental delays before the age of three, and the symptoms and characteristics can present themselves in a wide...

Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank all colleagues, from my party and the other parties, for their support, comments and personal stories. I refer to Deputy Eamon Ryan, in particular, for his personal insight. I thank everyone who told their own story. As can be seen, we all know the situation. Everything is a battle. I refer to everything from before getting a diagnosis, to securing school places and occupational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (2 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to work collaboratively with the Teaching Council to review the current national third-level teacher training curriculum to improve the level of training for teachers at third-level in order that all qualified teachers feel competent and are sufficiently supported in teaching children with additional needs in mainstream settings, in...