Results 4,121-4,140 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bus Services (21 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure a community funded bus service (details supplied) will not cease operation in September 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8915/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (19 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of substitute teachers at primary level that have been affected by the issue arising from the new modernised PAYE system being implemented from 1 January 2019 which has caused teachers to be underpaid. [7658/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (19 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of substitute teachers at post-primary level that have been affected by the issue arising from the new modernised PAYE system being implemented from 1 January 2019 which has caused teachers to be underpaid. [7659/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (19 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the immediate measures being taken to rectify the problem arising from the new modernised PAYE system which is causing substitute teachers to be underpaid; and the date by which those affected will be paid all amounts overdue to them. [7660/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Remit (19 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 590. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter in relation to the statutory obligation on Tusla to prepare an after-care plan for each eligible child and young person in care, which can also include direct financial support in the form of the aftercare allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8203/19]

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: First, I wish to pay tribute to the nurses, particularly those in my constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny, who have been on the picket line for the past few weeks. It is not an easy place to be. Anybody who has been involved in trade union activities will say that the last place any worker wants to be is out on strike. To put it in context, in St. Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a request has been made by a primary school in Wexford for an additional special needs assistant or additional special needs resources for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6598/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) continues to be on the waiting list for CAMHS and psychiatric services in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6599/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for coming in and for their presentations. I raise similar points to those raised by Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Thomas Byrne on fees for students from the North in the event of Brexit taking place on 29 March. The Minister's opening statement noted the increase in students from the North studying in institutions in the Republic. That figure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Statement of Strategy 2019-2021: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: I will have to leave as soon as I ask my questions. I am not being rude. I will look back over the Minister's answers. I would like to raise a few points rather than ask questions. In his opening statement the Minister asked what strategic direction he wanted the education and training sector to travel in over the next three years. There are some basic things we need to tackle. One is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the failure to request an additional SNA by a school (details supplied) will be investigated in view of the gravity and escalation of the medical condition of a person. [6126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the July provision is not available to the majority of children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5847/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding teachers that do not provide critical individual education plans for children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes planned for the delivery of resource hours to primary schools; when changes are expected to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5849/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a school (details supplied) considering the lack of school accommodation for children attending from September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5166/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve guidelines regarding lunch breaks and hygiene practice in primary schools; if his Department has a role in the establishment of healthy hygiene practices and healthy eating practices in schools; if consideration will be given to making it mandatory that children be supervised in classrooms in a scenario (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Breaks Standardisation (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of a sufficient amount of time allotted to primary school children for eating their lunch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidelines on Obesity (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the rushed nature of lunch breaks and snack breaks in primary and post-primary schools is conducive to combatting the rise in obesity and other health issues in children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5169/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for teachers or school staff allowing television to be shown in the classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5170/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Feb 2019)

Kathleen Funchion: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason time is not allocated for hygiene practice and eating within the primary and post-primary school curriculums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5171/19]