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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Honours (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 304. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the soldiers who were involved in the siege of Jadotville will be receiving medals of recognition; if so, when they expect can this; and if not, the rationale in this regard. [31628/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can apply for back payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. [31633/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 445. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans under way for a collaborative forum for survivors of mother and baby homes. [31119/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 450. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to raise investment in the early years sector to bring Ireland from the bottom of the investment league in the OECD. [31384/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 451. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to deal with the precarious position of school age childcare, SAC, services in view of an internal poll of Early Childhood Ireland’s SAC members found that 79% of members have seen their numbers reduce since they reopened. [31385/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 455. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if information on the sustainability fund will be provided; the way in which it can be applied for; and the locations in which information can be found in this regard. [31631/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 456. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the Pobal overpayments were calculated; and if a service can be given a breakdown of the figure if requested. [31632/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 457. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address and clarify a series of matters (details supplied). [31637/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 743. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be receiving speech and language therapy. [31629/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 744. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for occupational therapy. [31630/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the status of operations for a person (details supplied). [31634/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 746. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed when a teenager consistently presents at an accident and emergency department with headaches; and if a MRI scan is offered as standard procedure. [31635/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (20 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists available for both assessments and follow-up appointments for children in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the wait time for assessments; the wait time for follow-up services; and the number of each type of therapist that have been reassigned to contact tracing for...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Before I begin to outline why my colleagues in Sinn Féin and I believe strongly in the serious concerns we have with this legislation, I wish to pay tribute to the courage and resilience of the women and children who suffered so horrifically in mother and baby institutions and who continue to suffer, unfortunately, at the hands of the State as they try to secure their records. I had the...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I was not planning to speak right now. I was going to wait until later but I could not let pass the Minister's statement that he will not accept any amendments. I do not know what that says for the democratic process that we are supposed to have here, but it certainly does not say much. 4 o’clock Yesterday and last night, we had a five-hour debate in which Members on all sides...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I wanted to take the opportunity to contribute again as I am conscious that we probably only have 90 minutes left in the debate so we will not reach most of our amendments. Not only are we rushing the legislation, we are rushing this crucial part of the debate and will not even have the opportunity to put forward the arguments for why we tabled these amendments. As the day has progressed,...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I will be brief as we are up against the clock. To reiterate, I have an issue with the fact that we have not had an opportunity to discuss our amendments in detail, regardless of the position the Minister set out at the start. It is unfair and wrong that we are not getting that opportunity at least. The Minister said that he wanted to look for solutions, and that the solutions were not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister of State might recall a few weeks ago when we debated the cross-party disability motion that I mentioned this issue, but I raise it again today because there is a serious problem with assessments in general in Carlow-Kilkenny. It relates specifically to appointments for speech and language therapy, although there are also issues with occupational therapy. Speech and language...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome that. It is important that essential therapists and clinicians are not used for contract tracing or swabbing. That is not to diminish Covid-19 and the seriousness of it. I understand why there was something of a panic at the start of the pandemic. Now, however, we are well into the pandemic and we can no longer use it as an excuse. The Minister of State has acknowledged that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 744. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to employ health professionals in schools to screen children that could be sent to school with Covid-19 symptoms. [32803/20]