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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 879. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the staff turnover rate in full day care services per year. [15789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 880. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the staff turnover rate in the early years sector per year. [15790/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 881. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early years services that have a staff turnover rate greater than 80% per year. [15791/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 877. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total income for the early years' sector from State spending and parental spending. [15787/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 878. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount of income a childcare provider receives from the State. [15788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 882. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the income of early years providers received from the State and parents in July and August 2019. [15792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 1098. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [15084/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 1240. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of recruiting 15 additional dialectical behaviour therapy teams. [15616/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy McEntee, whom I always found to be extremely fair in her previous role. I wish her the best and look forward to working with her. I am delighted that we have a young woman as Minister for Justice and Equality. I also offer congratulations to the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue. My contribution will focus on the human rights and equality aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the policy guidelines for the July provision programme will be reconsidered to include children in secondary school with Down's syndrome (details supplied). [14045/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 584. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children and young persons in a foster care placement, including kinship or relative foster care placements with other family members, by month in 2019 and to date in 2020. [13988/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 585. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of foster carers registered with Tusla by month in 2019 and to date in 2020. [13989/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 586. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children and young persons subject to care orders and child protection orders by month in 2019 and to date in 2020.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13990/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 587. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children and young persons referred to him due to concerns regarding abuse and neglect by month in 2019 and to date in 2020. [13991/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 588. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children and young persons who entered residential care and children’s homes by month in 2019 and to date in 2020. [13992/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: 589. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of separated children seeking asylum; the number who live in foster placements; the number who live in supported accommodation; and the number who live in a residential unit such as a childrens' home by month in 2019 and to date in 2020. [13993/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: At this stage most questions have been asked and answered but I have a number of quick queries. I will probably not need the full ten minutes. School transport has been spoken about and I apologise if my question has already been answered. Every year we have an issue in the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny with people not being able to get school transport. We also have an issue with the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I make this point to the secondary school representatives. If they are, as I assume, to do a deal with the Kilkenny region, I ask them to bear that in mind. I raised with the Minister a number of weeks ago in the Dáil specific cases of kids who cannot get into secondary school. It seems to be a major issue for boys looking for secondary school places in the city. One of the things I...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: My final point concerns the reality of kids going back to school at both primary and secondary level. It will be a big step for them. They have been out of school for quite a long time. I have concerns about children who may have been struggling a little and who are getting resource hours. They may not have any official diagnosis of additional need but they were benefiting from resource...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the speakers for their presentations. What consultation, if any, did the witnesses have with the Department? Did they have meetings with the Department when school closures kicked off on 12 March? Did it keep them informed of various developments and changes? Have they had meetings on the reopening of schools?