Results 4,001-4,020 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (9 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 685. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of CCS plus services, both community and private, found to be non-compliant due to of the timekeeping rule of her Department; the number of children that have had funding withdrawn as a result of the rule; and the amount of funding withdrawn from these children and or services. [29360/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (9 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 686. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount paid to Pobal to carry out compliance visits to early years services both community and private in the past year. [29361/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools to the EU average of 20:1. [27662/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in secondary schools to 20:1. [27663/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (2 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to abolish higher level education fees for both institutes of technology and universities. [27664/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to include the building of an extra classroom to each planned school build in the next five year period. [27665/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (2 Jul 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a request for a full-time teacher for a school (details supplied) will be processed; and when a decision will be made. [27869/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Establishment (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I had a feeling the Minister would respond on those lines. I raised this for several reasons. First, there is a large population on the east of Kilkenny city. The Minister raised housing, which is something that I was going to bring up. The has been more development of houses there, which is very welcome and, hopefully, it will be allocated by September, but it will increase the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Establishment (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: The issue has become more prevalent in recent years. I welcome the Minister's statement that it will be kept under review but we will keep raising it. Schools in Kilkenny city are fully subscribed and even have waiting lists. People are also having to travel outside the city and then encounter the problem of school transport where they are seen as having chosen a school that is not closest...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Establishment (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place for an additional secondary school in eastern areas of Kilkenny city in order to meet the high demand for secondary school places for the 2019-20 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26791/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Establishment (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: My question is related to the demand for secondary school places, particularly in Kilkenny city. It is an issue we come across every year. What are the Minister's plans to open an additional secondary school in the eastern part of Kilkenny city to meet the high demand for secondary school places?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to School Costs (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce back to school costs for the 2019-20 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of language units is being decreased rather than increased (details supplied); the policy in place regarding the continuation of language units; his plans for a new type of provision replacing the current model; the level of provision of education services for children with a diagnosis of developmental language disorder;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address school transport issues, particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, regarding the nearest school rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason in the recent SNA allocation announcement of May 2019 that SNA allocations to schools were cut rather than increased in schools in which both teachers and principals were recommending and requesting an increase; the number of schools nationally that experienced a decrease in the number of SNAs and SNA hours granted for the 2019-20...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for new school builds; if new school build plans must include an autism spectrum condition class in the building being adhered to; the way in which the stipulation is being monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (25 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason after the consideration of the home caring period of a person (details supplied) the pension rate remained unchanged. [26206/19]

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the report and the opportunity to speak on it. Most of my constituency is quite rural and over the last number of years, like everywhere throughout the State, we have seen a massive increase in crime. Some of this is what might be termed "small crimes" such as garden tools being stolen and oil being taken. Many people live in that reality every single day and are targeted time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (18 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for cutting the number of special needs assistants, SNAs, from a school (details supplied) from 3.5 to 3.2 for September 2019; if he and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, will urgently review the proposal in order that incoming children for September 2019 in need of vital physical, communication and behavioural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the delegates for their presentations. I wish to pick up on two points which have been addressed. On community education, I fully support the call by Aontas for an exemption and I am not sure if that is something we can do as a committee. We can use the opportunity now to say directly to the Department, since it is represented here, that definitely community education providers...