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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (2 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected size of the national training fund from 2019 to 2024; and the projected size of the fund if it was maintained at its current rate of contribution of 0.7 %, in tabular form. [15256/19]

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: We are also giving three minutes to Fianna Fáil.

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: Sinn Féin will support the motion and I thank Deputy Thomas Byrne for tabling it and Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin who has had much input on this, particularly as chair of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills. The motion calls on the Government to immediately collect information on the prevalence of children experiencing homelessness who do not have additional supports provided by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (16 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the standard capitation rate for pupils in primary schools to €200 which was the rate in 2010 prior to cuts; and his views on whether this is a diminishing cost in view of the falling enrolments in primary schools. [17204/19]

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: On my way up from Kilkenny today, I was listening to a number of news reports on children and young people describing their family and living situation in hubs and bed and breakfast accommodation as like being in prison. As a society, we have completely failed when young people are describing their living arrangements as being like prison. I honestly do not know how many debates we have to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to amend legislation as promised in the programme for a partnership Government to give authority to An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta to employ its own staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18180/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the proposal to amend the leaving certificate examination grading system to award bonus points to students who study the T1 specification for leaving certificate in order to encourage students to choose this specification in view of the fact that there is no advantage to the students to do the T1 specification; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the proposal to amend the leaving certificate examinations grading system in order that T1 leaving certificate specification be made available for students in schools that do not function through the medium of Irish in circumstances in which some students in an English speaking school may use Irish as their primary language...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta does not have support and administration services provided to it through the medium of Irish from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18183/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused an exemption in Irish for secondary school; and if he will review this decision. [18197/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the citizenship of a person (details supplied). [18146/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Admissions (8 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce guidelines to ensure secondary schools have a policy in place to accept students from local feeder primary schools in order to ensure no child is left without a secondary school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19782/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the level of consultation made with the SNA sector regarding the new recommendations made by the National Council for Special Education in respect of changes to the role of SNAs in the classroom that were agreed between the NCSE and his Department following a review in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the process in which schools receive resources and staff for ASD classes in order to achieve more flexibility for schools to apply and receive the necessary resources at multiple points during the year rather than exclusively at the start of the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19797/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (8 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if circulars distributed to staff in the education sector form part of the working terms and conditions of those staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19796/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (8 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ex gratia scheme set up in the wake of a case (details supplied) will be reviewed to ensure all survivors of child sexual abuse that occurred in schools are compensated by the State for abuse they suffered; the number of survivors who have received compensation from this specific scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the...

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I was not and I am-----

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: That is fine. We had not realised that the format of this debate was questions and answers but this is okay. Some of the points already have been raised and I echo the comments of Deputy Murphy O'Mahony who made an excellent contribution on behalf of all the women of Ireland and in particular those who have been affected by this matter. Deputy Donnelly raised the issue of the backlog,...

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: Will the Minister also provide information on the current backlog and the waiting times? A 27-week wait is the equivalent of maternity leave. It is a huge length of time for a person to wait while wondering every day if a letter or a phone call is going to come. It would help if we had the information on the backlog.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (14 May 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I am glad that this issue was selected, which is important to the people of Kilkenny. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State but I was hoping that the Minister for Health would be present because it is relevant to his brief. The first thing I want to do is obtain a commitment from the Minister of State that he will bring this matter to the Minister's attention. This issue relates...