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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an appointment with the national counselling service by HSE area, in tabular form. [35020/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the additional counselling staff, that is, whole-time employees, who will be deployed to the HSE to provide counselling services specifically for mother and baby home survivors. [35021/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the additional counselling staff, that is, whole-time employees, who will be deployed to provide counselling services specifically for mother and baby home survivors. [35022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 735. To ask the Minister for Health the package of measures that will support survivors of mother and baby homes. [35023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (10 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 836. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the commitment has she given to Leader programme coordinators specifically on the funding shortfall that has been highlighted in regard to the finishing of the current Leader funding at the end of 2020 and the commencement of the new Leader funding programme at the beginning of 2023 (details supplied). [34607/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome that. It is important that essential therapists and clinicians are not used for contract tracing or swabbing. That is not to diminish Covid-19 and the seriousness of it. I understand why there was something of a panic at the start of the pandemic. Now, however, we are well into the pandemic and we can no longer use it as an excuse. The Minister of State has acknowledged that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister of State might recall a few weeks ago when we debated the cross-party disability motion that I mentioned this issue, but I raise it again today because there is a serious problem with assessments in general in Carlow-Kilkenny. It relates specifically to appointments for speech and language therapy, although there are also issues with occupational therapy. Speech and language...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 744. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to employ health professionals in schools to screen children that could be sent to school with Covid-19 symptoms. [32803/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students will be allowed to be awarded 100% in their oral exams as promised in March 2020 (details supplied). [33058/20]

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

Kathleen Funchion: 961. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the €5 million funding announced in the Budget for youth services (details supplied). [32804/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 968. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 13 October 2020, when they will commence and issue. [33159/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 970. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Number 22 of 20 October 2020, if he will specifically answer the question in relation to term time when children are attending schools and the allocation of afterschool hours (details supplied); and if he will provide a copy of the specific piece of research that he is basing this new policy on. [33249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 1310. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive speech and language therapy [33056/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: The first item is the election of Vice Chairman to the committee. At a private meeting of the committee on 20 October 2020, Senator Lynn Ruane nominated Deputy Patrick Costello, and Senator Sharon Keogan seconded this nomination. I am proposing that Deputy Costello be elected as Vice Chairman of this committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes. I wish to introduce the officials accompanying the Minister. They are Mr. Conor Rowley, assistant secretary; Ms Laura McGarrigle, assistant secretary; and Ms Carol Baxter, assistant secretary. I wish to advise the witnesses on parliamentary privilege. They are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation they make to the committee. This means that they have an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I remind members that they have five minutes, inclusive of a response from the Minister. I ask the Minister to be mindful of this as well when answering questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Does the Minister wish to come back in briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask the Minister to be very brief because we are running out of time. I note there is a lot in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I again ask the Minister to be brief because of the time constraints.