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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 290. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of SAC children that were registered in 2019-2020; and the increase and or decrease in 2020-2021. [41050/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if childcare professionals will be some of the first recipients of a Covid-19 vaccine; if there will be a cost for childcare professionals; his plans to ensure that persons who work in childcare will be the first to receive the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41042/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 98. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions he will take to address the extremely low levels of awareness of the NCS and after school programmes by Tusla social workers; the training that has been provided for Tusla social care workers on the NCS programme; and the guidance given to social workers in order that they can quickly and efficiently refer a child to an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 99. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the funding model for the AIM programme is tailored to the educational qualification levels of staff rather than the needs of the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 100. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a chair will be appointed to the collaborative forum. [40719/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 104. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to reconvene the collaborative forum to discuss a pathway forward immediately after the publication of the report; if so if the discussion will include stakeholders who currently do not sit on the forum membership; and if he will consider the inclusion of other groups. [40723/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 101. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the NCS is extremely complicated and creates a large amount of paperwork for providers in ascertaining the amount parents have to pay and the levels of subsidy they will receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 102. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider increasing the NCS hourly rate of €3.75, despite this being at the higher end given the fact that many providers are struggling to provide their services at this level and are extremely worried about their long-term viability. [40721/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 103. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider introducing a subsidy to cover transport costs which was provided for childcare services to collect children as per the previous schemes. [40722/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 105. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports in place to support migrants and those whose first language is not English at risk of domestic violence. [40725/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Protection (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 106. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the list of recommendations he received from the Clann Project, dated 23 November 2020; his further views in particular on the recommendation that Government seeks independent advise from experts working in the area of international data protection law to guarantee that Ireland implements GDPR in relation to institutional,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 107. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions he is taking to address the shortage of foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40727/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding and resources that have been allocated to HSE counselling services to deal with the inevitable rise in numbers of those who will access counselling services upon the publication of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and other related matters. [40718/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the regeneration plan, Project Carlow 2040: A Vision for Regeneration, launched recently by Carlow County Council and the local enterprise office and supported by local business groups in Carlow town; and if he will engage with and agree to meet local Deputies and business representatives...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 531. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have applied for an ECCE overage exemption; the number of children whose applications have been successful; and the number of children that have been unsuccessful for the overage exemption by county in tabular form. [39823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [39824/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 676. To ask the Minister for Health if developmental checks on babies by public health nurses are proceeding under current Covid-19 restrictions in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. [39822/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that have had to have a repeat cervical check due to the fact their samples were out of date by the time they were presented at labs in the USA for testing by county in tabular form. [39825/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) has had transport stopped since the resumption of services to a facility post Covid-19. [39915/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (1 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputy Phelan and Senator Keoghan. Members should sit only in the permitted seats and in front of available microphones in order to ensure that they are heard. Not doing so causes serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound recording staff. I remind people to maintain social distance at all times during and following the meeting.