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Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I commend my colleague, Deputy Tully, on bringing the motion forward. Unfortunately, people with a disability and their carers have been relegated to second-class citizens in this State. In every sector there are delays, waiting lists and, in many cases, a complete lack of services. It has become acceptable and the norm for people with a disability to have to fight for every service that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a case in County Carlow (details supplied). [28509/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that adult day services has received to date (details supplied). [28508/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Services (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 698. To ask the Minister for Health when moneys paid by a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed. [28510/20]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. We do not have any apologies today. I welcome the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Deputy Roderic...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: The first to indicate was Deputy Sherlock.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Seeing as there are not many members here and we are not under time pressure at the moment, I will allow each member to ask questions but if we start running out of time, I will have to cut people short. There will certainly be some leniency at the start.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Sherlock should ask all of his questions and then allow the Minister to respond.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Before the Minister responds, I remind members that this meeting is on the Estimates only. To be fair to the Minister, that is why he is here. That is just a reminder.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister may not be able to deal with some of those matters. I also remind members that everyone has five minutes.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Do not worry, I will interject.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Cathal Crowe might be under a bit of time pressure.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I hate to have to intervene but this meeting is specifically on the Estimates. I made that point earlier to Deputy Sherlock as well, to be fair and treat every Member the same.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: This does not specifically relate to the Estimates.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: That is fine. It is to be fair to the Minister, who came here prepared to deal with the Estimates.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Message to Dáil (6 Oct 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2020: Vote 40 — Children and Youth Affairs. Under Standing Order 100(2) the message is deemed to be...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I pay tribute to and thank Deputy Whitmore and her party for bringing forward this motion. It is an excellent motion, but it is a shame that we have to be discussing such a subject. However, that is the reality. As I stand here today, approximately 700,000 of our fellow citizens live on a poverty income, of which approximately 225,000, or 30%, are children. If this was not startling...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Sep 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 188. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied there is sufficient capacity in the early years and school-age childcare system in view of the impact that Covid-19 has had on settings; the details of notifications of closures issued to Tusla for early years settings by service type and county since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27633/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: We have a quorum and are now in public session. This is our first meeting. I welcome the members. It is great to have the committee up and running and to be getting under way with work. I particularly welcome members who are newly elected to the Dáil or Seanad. We have not received any apologies. As we know too well, Ireland and the wider world have changed fundamentally since...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (23 Sep 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 158. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied) being experienced by childcare providers; if he will address the issue as a matter of priority with Pobal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25842/20]