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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the Minister's honest answer regarding the funding. I know she has consulted with the co-ordinators but it is very important to them that they are consulted. I have seen many good examples at first hand of people who have benefited greatly from school completion. If a student is in a school completion programme school he or she has access to counselling, play therapy at primary...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Discussion (6 Mar 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank everybody, including those in the Gallery, for attending. I have a great interest in the area, and not necessarily in the context of the current debate on some of the proposed reforms of the leaving certificate. It relates to students' anxiety, stress and mental health. It even starts as young as primary school, as we see children worrying about spelling tests on Fridays. Children...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Discussion (6 Mar 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I agree with Ms Leydon that students may not attend a DEIS school yet qualify for DEIS status. While funding is an issue, one way to solve the problem is to expand the school completion programme because it does a lot of good work. Many schools that do not have a DEIS status participate in the school completion programme. The programme makes a great difference to the lives of many...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome this proposal. It makes sense because entitlement to various schemes is based on previous income and if a couple separates one of them ends up having to argue his or her case in that regard. I welcome the common sense approach being applied to this legislation.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 10:In page 10, line 20, to delete “section.” and substitute the following:“section, (i) the inclusion of Tusla-registered non-centre-based childminding services.” The amendment speaks for itself. We have had much discussion in the committee about childminders and including them in this new scheme. It would be good if they were mentioned in...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: It is already covered because Tusla registered childminders can apply for the scheme.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I do not see the difficulty with including this if we are trying to encourage childminders to come on board. When I read the Bill it was not clear to me that it included childminders. Including the measure will not increase costs. We will call a vote on the amendment.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I have heard that.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: It does not state-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: It depends on how one interprets it.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 24:In page 14, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“(7) The Minister shall conduct a review of section 13 and its associated regulations six months after the roll-out of the Affordable Childcare Scheme, which shall be brought before the relevant Oireachtas Committee for debate.”. The amendment provides for a review which would be undertaken...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I accept the point about the six month time period. I do not believe it is possible for us to change that to 12 months. We will bring forward that amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes. Increasing costs is a big issue.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 29:In page 21, line 24, after “purpose” to insert the following: “and shall be in compliance with Irish and European data protection regulations as they exist at that time”. We feel it is important to ensure that all data are used in accordance with European and Irish data protection laws, which are constantly evolving. Perhaps there is such...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister for her reply. We had been doing so much on social media and data as they relate to children. I will withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: If we are unhappy with what the Minister comes back with we can amend it at that stage.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes, but we may come back on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (21 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will seek a long-term lease for 100 years on the building leased for a school (details supplied); if the purchase of the property is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8903/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to engage a design team to design, procure and construct the new accommodation required by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/18]