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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sunderland. We will move now to questions and I call Deputy Bacik first.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We need to move on to the next speaker, but I will come back to Deputy Bacik if there is time at the end and if she has additional points to make. I call Senator Ruane.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sunderland. We need to move on.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thank you. I call Senator Erin McGreehan.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thank you. I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thank you. I call Senator Seery Kearney.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I cut Deputy Bacik off earlier and I call her now, if she wishes to say something else.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Do the witnesses wish to add anything more before we conclude?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sunderland. I call Deputy Cairns, who wishes to come in.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the members and the witnesses. It has been a useful and helpful meeting. I seek the agreement of members now to publish the earlier statements and the opening statements from this session on the website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. McGarr. It is always appreciated when people stick to the timeframe. That is great. We will move on to Dr. Logue. I again thank him for being with us. He is very welcome.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: There is only one minute and 30 seconds left.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: As Mr. Sunderland is having technical issues, I ask Mr. Murphy to come in.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (21 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress towards meeting the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand access to social innovation programmes to all post-primary schools; the progress to date in terms of the uptake of post primary schools and students of social innovation programmes and the new funding provided and future commitments to achieve this...

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality. It is important that we use every opportunity to discuss the ways in which we can encourage and create pathways for more women to become involved, be that in civic life or, through greater pay equality, in positions of leadership in the public and private sectors. In our submission to the...

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (20 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. I am delighted to see this legislation go through. The Minister knows I am supportive of it. I raised this issue in the previous Dáil, from 2016 onwards. I will focus my remarks solely on the school completion programme. Historically, it was an educational programme and then it was transferred out of the Department of Education. It is great that it is going...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister of State may not respond. It is Deputy Cairns's speaking time.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I think I am taking five minutes. Do we have 15 minutes altogether?

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I will take the first five minutes anyway. I thank our colleagues in the Regional Group for bringing forward this motion. It is great when we have the opportunity to discuss all the issues around autism. In 2019, as some people may be aware if they were in the House at that time, we brought forward a motion on an autism strategy that got unanimous support. It included the setting up of a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 175. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the once-off measure costing €37 million will operate or be spent exclusively in 2022; if not, if it will roll over into 2023; and if so, the cost of the measure in 2023. [51396/21]