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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Before the Minister responds, I want to make one or two brief comments. The mother and baby home legislation has dominated this discussion. The committee debated the matter earlier. Everybody here is anxious to be a part of the solution and to ensure that survivors' voices are heard. We are a little confused because various people have referred to the committee and the work we are going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank everybody for their co-operation particularly on the time aspect. It is difficult with Covid considerations when we must work within a certain timeframe. There were a few technical glitches but in general it went very well. I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing today. We very much look forward to working with him and to our ongoing engagement. I propose that we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a person seeking the services of the national counselling service by HSE area, in tabular form. [35019/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an appointment with the national counselling service by HSE area, in tabular form. [35020/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the additional counselling staff, that is, whole-time employees, who will be deployed to the HSE to provide counselling services specifically for mother and baby home survivors. [35021/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the additional counselling staff, that is, whole-time employees, who will be deployed to provide counselling services specifically for mother and baby home survivors. [35022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 735. To ask the Minister for Health the package of measures that will support survivors of mother and baby homes. [35023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 836. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the commitment has she given to Leader programme coordinators specifically on the funding shortfall that has been highlighted in regard to the finishing of the current Leader funding at the end of 2020 and the commencement of the new Leader funding programme at the beginning of 2023 (details supplied). [34607/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I raise the waiting times for driving test. While it is an issue nationally, the number is particularly bad in my constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny. Of the two counties, County Carlow is unfortunately faring worse with 1,119 currently waiting on a driving test. In a county like Carlow, where access to public transport is extremely limited where it is available at all, there is a huge amount...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State. As a point of clarification, and if the Minister of State does not have the information to hand perhaps she will forward it to me, if there are 18 temporary driver testers and a further 18 will be hired, does this mean there will be 36 in total? Will they all be kept on in a full-time capacity? I was going to mention the theory test. There is an issue...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I will limit my remarks to the impact of Brexit on businesses, particularly in the south-east region. The biggest issue facing many businesses is the monumental bureaucratic process the English government requires businesses to undertake to bring their products to the English market. This has been a massively challenging and quite daunting process of change and adjustment for many...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department took to assist a person (details supplied). [35647/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project. [35642/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Data (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the various units within his Department; and the number of staff working in each unit in tabular form. [35643/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 169. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions his Department has taken since he took office to engage with the collaborative forum. [35644/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 171. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the groups his Department has contacted regarding the mother and baby homes legislation; and the dates when his Department made contact. [35646/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 170. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of personnel employed within his Department who are working solely within the remit of mother and baby homes. [35645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a dental appointment in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, and the length of time they have been waiting, in tabular form. [35648/20]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (12 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask members to sit only in the permitted seats and in front of available microphones to ensure they are heard. This is important as not doing so causes serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. I remind them to maintain social distance at all times during and following the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputies Phelan and Sherlock.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Before we begin, I wish to inform members of the committee that the Minister has another engagement this afternoon and therefore needs to leave this meeting not later than 3.20 p.m., but I think we will have plenty of time. I welcome the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, and his officials, Dr. Fergal Lynch, Ms Carol Baxter and Mr. Dermot...