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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) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We genuinely appreciate not only the delegates’ being here but also their honesty, openness and speaking from the heart. I am aware it is not easy. The delegates have no idea how valuable this session is to our work and, I hope, our ability to get this legislation across the line. I hope it will be the right legislation for everybody involved. The delegates’ contribution is...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thank you so much. It is difficult to know what words to use to say thanks; they seem so empty. All I can say is that we have been on this committee together for about a year and three months and we are all genuinely motivated to work together to try to ensure this legislation and some of the other legislation we have dealt with, including the burials Bill, will be prioritised and dealt...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Again, we are engaging on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the birth information and tracing Bill 2021. I sincerely welcome Ms Lisa Kiernan and Ms Chris Wallace, members of In It Together-Who Am I?, and also Ms Alice McEvoy and Ms Joan McDermott, members of Solace for Mothers. As we said to the previous witnesses, we are sincerely grateful that they have agreed to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Is that question for Ms Kiernan?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Ms McDermott is accompanying Ms McEvoy but her camera is not switched on. In case Ms McDermott is not aware of that, I wanted to let her know.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Ms McEvoy want to come in on this?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Do Ms Wallace or Ms McDermott want to come in on any of this?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator Seery Kearney is next.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I think there is a delay, I feel I am talking over people. Are there any other questions from the committee members? Do Senator Ruane or Seery Kearney want to add or ask anything else? No. Then I will hand over to Ms Wallace, Ms Kiernan, Ms McEvoy and Ms McDermott if there is anything they want to add or to say on the Bill while they have the opportunity.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I want to apologise for the misspelling of the names. We thought they were correct, but they were not, and I apologise.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: On behalf of the committee, we genuinely appreciate everybody taking the time. It is not an easy topic at times for people to discuss. As I said in the earlier part of the meeting, it really is invaluable for the committee in its prelegislative report of the Bill and it is fantastic that everyone was able to join us and speak with such passion, from the heart and with such honesty. We know...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I invite each of the groups to make concluding remarks before we proceed to our next session. We will start with either Ms Thornton or Ms Mac Manus, followed by either Ms Harrison or Ms Coughlan.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am sorry; is Ms Mac Manus going to answer?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a property (details supplied) is scheduled to be connected to broadband by National Broadband Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Reform (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 357. To ask the Minister for Finance if monies invested in approved retirement funds which are linked to revenue rather than pension funds will be accessible to persons at age 65 if the retirement age rises to the proposed 68 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50403/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Fire Safety (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 647. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the fire safety grant is still open and available to providers; the breakdown of funding allocated and funding drawn down in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 651. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the €78 million ELC funding announced in Budget 2022; if a breakdown of the €41 million increase in ELC core allocation and a breakdown of the €37 million one-off measure will also be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 652. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the €41 million increase in the ELC core allocation will be spent between September and December 2022; and the carryover effect of the measure in terms of the pre-committed increase to core expenditure arising from it for the year 2023. [50987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 653. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the one-off measure of €37 million is contained within the additional Covid-19 allocation of €67 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 654. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the €716 million for ELC next year by programme subhead and the proportion of this expenditure that becomes income for providers. [51075/21]