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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move Amendment No. 97: In page 14, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “(i) a religious order of the Church of Ireland;”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 131: In page 18, to delete lines 27 to 40, and in page 19, to delete lines 1 and 2.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 134: In page 19, to delete lines 3 to 8.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 136: In page 19, to delete lines 9 to 13.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 138: In page 19, to delete line 25 and substitute the following: "(c) a record created or held by any institution, agency or individual involved in illegal birth registrations.".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 139: In page 19, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(10) Where no birth information is available, the Authority shall seize all records relating to the relevant person’s adoption and/or illegal birth registration and open an investigation into what transpired. The applicant will be kept informed and will be consulted throughout the course of the...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 140: In page 20, to delete lines 11 to 24. I will speak specifically on amendments Nos. 145 and 208. They go back to the same arguments on the mandatory information session. This is relevant to people aged between 16 and 18 but the same arguments apply. We have made our points in this regard.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I support what Deputy Bacik is saying. I fundamentally disagree with the mandatory information session. Even setting it aside from the point of view of principles and what is right, from a practical point of view for the State, having this meeting in preference to a physical letter opens up a whole can of "he said, she said". We all know the idea of registered post is that if somebody...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 309. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the value of the employment wage subsidy scheme to the early learning and care and school age childcare sector; the estimated cost to these providers of implementing Covid-19 measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12262/22]

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister for his contribution. We welcome this legislation. I wish to acknowledge all of the babies and children about whom we are speaking. Sometimes, there are no words to describe a tragic situation. As the Minister stated, we owe Catherine Corless a great debt of gratitude. She was actually in the Chamber for the pre-legislative scrutiny discussions. It was during Covid...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (2 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 140. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children enrolled in school age children services nationally. [11805/22]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “ “administrative record” means a record containing documentation of the organisation, functions, policies, decisions and procedures of an institution, organisation. Administrative records can include but are not limited to: (a) records of admission and discharge; (b) photographs;...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I did, except for amendments Nos. 310 and 321. Those are the only ones we have not discussed yet. I stopped because I thought there was a lot in it.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I appreciate what the Minister is saying about looking at that section, but if we even look at amendment No. 1 on its own, it gives a comprehensive list. The Minister said he would agree to look at the issue but amendment No.1 includes a comprehensive list. If it were accepted, that would show an intention to work collaboratively and address some of the concerns that exist.