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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask Deputy Crowe to confirm his location.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We will move on to Senator Seery Kearney. Please confirm your location, Senator Seery Kearney.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State and the Senator. I have just one point which I wanted to raise with the Minister of State and this is only because she referred to it in her speech. She will not be shocked to hear that it relates to the autism strategy, in which I have a particular interest. Am I hearing the Minister of State correctly that she is chairing this strategy group, which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (6 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 227. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to ease the restrictions for expectant couples using maternity services and ensure a consistent policy in all publicly funded hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 434. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the long-standing issue of suitable and sustainable accommodation for a community run childcare facility (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [22843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (5 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 707. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of lanes that have been resurfaced under the local improvement scheme in the north Kilkenny area in 2019 and 2020. [22842/21]

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Sinn Féin is happy to support the motion. I thank our colleagues in the Labour Party for bringing it forward. I was delighted to hear the Minister of State mention the autism strategy. I had often wondered what had happened to it. People will not be shocked to hear me say that two years ago, on World Autism Day 2019, I introduced a motion on behalf of Sinn Féin on development of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has been provided with the funding and green light to provide Carlow town centre with a bus service; and the status of the promised service. [21453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 346. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider including traditional pubs in the cohort of businesses that can avail of the new outdoor grant for the hospitality sector. [21300/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 353. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the outdoor dining enhancement scheme will be available to businesses in rural parts of County Carlow that need to adjust their business to facilitate outdoor dining but are not located in urban centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21455/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foster Care (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 714. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if foster parents are required to cease paid employment in order to provide foster care; if they are entitled to jobseeker's allowance and the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Licences (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 799. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the issuing of PSV licences for taxis; if the issuing of new PSV licences has been delayed due to Covid-19; and if there is a backlog (details supplied). [21301/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if certain essential personnel working in pharmaceutical companies will be prioritised for vaccination (details supplied). [21190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 981. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering allowing international travellers that have a vaccine (details supplied) an exemption from hotel quarantine. [21670/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (28 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 1176. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if properties in County Carlow were proposed for inclusion in the landmark rural regeneration projects funding programme; if so, the properties; the reason they were not selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21454/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (27 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputy Patrick Costello. Deputy Holly Cairns will substitute at this meeting for Deputy Jennifer Whitmore. Before we begin, I remind members who are participating remotely to keep their device on mute until they are invited to speak, and when they are speaking I would ask, where possible, that they have their camera switched on and be mindful that we are in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The business today is pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of a certain institutional burials (authorised interventions) Bill. We are resuming our consideration and members will recall we had several sessions on 14 April. Before I invite the witnesses to address the committee, I wish to put on record that the committee issued an invitation to the Tuam Mother and Baby Home...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Ms Coughlan very much. We move on now to Mr. Sidney Herdman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Herdman. We move on now to Ms Maree Ryan-O’Brien. There were some technical issues earlier, but I hope she can hear us now. I call Ms Ryan-O'Brien to give her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank everyone for their opening statements. Everyone observed the time very well. We turn to the committee members now to pose their questions. I remind everybody that they have five minutes. The members should follow the example of our witnesses, who were very good at keeping to their time. When asking their questions, members must remember to allow time for the answers as well. If...