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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I hate to intervene. This an important point and I hate to have to do this but we have gone over time. I call Senator Seery Kearney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator Higgins is attending remotely. I ask her to confirm that she is in Leinster House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The Senator's time is up and I cannot let the Minister back in because others here have not yet had the opportunity to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I hope to give the Minister of State a few minutes at the end. I know there a lot of concluding remarks, but time is short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. I call Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: It is seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The Deputy's seven minutes are up so I must move on to Senator Keogan and Deputy Pringle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Deputy Pringle before I invite the Minister to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: There is a passion on the part of the committee to do the right thing by survivors. We all have different political backgrounds but we are all united on it. We want to do everything in our power to ensure that, finally, there will be some justice, and that is where some of the questions are coming from. We were very disappointed, to say the least, when the commission did not accept our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister and all of the members for their co-operation. It is really difficult when we have to fit everything into two hours. Deputy John Paul Phelan wanted to contribute but, unfortunately, a member needs to be within the Leinster House complex to contribute to public sessions. I thank all the officials for attending. Is it agreed to publish the opening statement on the...

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to allow adopted persons the right to access their birth records. I am delighted to have the opportunity to introduce the Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021. Its simple objective is to give every adoptee the right to unfettered access to their birth certificates. This crucial...

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the council housing list for County Kilkenny by town or village area, by one, two or three bedroom facilities; and the year applicants went on the list. [7983/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the council housing list for County Carlow by town or village area, by one, two or three bedroom facilities; and the year applicants went on the list (details supplied). [7984/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if alternative results regarding the leaving certificate will be issued first which would allow students to select papers on the traditional paper; and if the bell curve will match the 2020 result. [7935/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school profiling will not be applied in 2021. [7936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to include oral examinations and project work for the alternative section of the State examinations; and if it will be ensured that there is ample preparation time for completion. [7937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements and precautions for traditional exams. [7938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Immigration Support Services (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 544. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if level 5 Covid-19 restrictions will impede or stop the family reunification process and court-ordered access (details supplied). [8738/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Feb 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the high number of CAO applications. [7939/21]