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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow dance classes to open during level 3 restrictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputy Phelan. Before we begin, I request that members 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 broadcast, editorial and sound staff. I remind those present to please maintain social distancing at all times during and following the meeting....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State. I am going to open up the session to questions now. We will start with Deputy Whitmore. Each member has five to six minutes, which will include responses from the Minister of State. We will take each individual contributor, rather than two or three at a time. I call on Deputy Whitmore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Are the officials to whom the Minister of State has referred from the HSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: We hope to have the HSE officials in before the committee at our first meeting in January. We will be following up on that. I will move on to Senator Ruane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Before the Minister of State responds, some of the issues, such as that around SENOs, would relate to the Department of Education. I am not saying that the Minister of State cannot answer. In fairness to the Minister of State, it does not fall into the discussion of assessment of needs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes. I would just make that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I have only a few questions as nearly every question has been asked at this stage. I appreciate that the Minister of State has said she will give us a monthly breakdown. I would also appreciate us having a follow-up on the meeting that she will have tomorrow. Can she supply the CHO 5 figures from her document?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Since the Minister of State has introduced monthly meetings it seems that the number of assessments being carried out for October and November have been a lot higher. Is that partly due to the monthly meetings? Will increases continue? I ask because it would be excellent to have accountability going forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State and welcome her commitment. As she will know, having watched or listened to these meetings over the past few weeks the stories told here have been heartbreaking. It was not just in this committee room that we heard such stories because we have all experience in dealing with people in these situations and we all want to find a solution. Therefore, we, as a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of SAC children who received standard hours; and the number who received enhanced hours under the NCS since September 2020. [43689/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 240. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of SAC children who have received funding under the CCSP and the TEC scheme since September 2020. [43690/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 241. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of SAC children who received funding under the CCSP and the TEC scheme from September 2019 to 31 December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of ECCE children who received standard hours; and the number who have received enhanced hours under the NCS since September 2020. [43692/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Childcare Scheme (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 243. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been referred from the sponsored bodies both nationally and on a county level under the NCS since September 2020. [43693/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Childcare Scheme (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been referred from each sponsored body both nationally and on a county level under the NCS. [43695/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Childcare Scheme (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who were referred from each sponsored body both nationally and on a county level under the CCSP from September 2019 to 31 December 2019. [43696/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [43627/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [43761/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 222. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if has considered additional grant aid support for the wet pub sector in counties Carlow and Kilkenny given the sector has been under enforced closure for nine months and has had to remain closed during its busiest period of the year. [44548/20]