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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (21 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) to resolve problems with the existing school, heating, toilets, windows, school yard and the external appearance of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8905/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank everyone for their presentations. It is obvious to me that pay is the big issue for new teachers coming through. Why would someone opt to stay here? Even if they did opt to stay, I can see why they would go abroad after a year or two because not only are they on lower pay, they probably also have a much larger class size, have to battle for everything, for example, resource hours...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the decision to place a restriction on five schools (details supplied) for enrolments for junior infant classes to up to half a stream for 2018-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not been awarded extra resources under the DEIS scheme; when it will be awarded the extra resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8558/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Tipperary using the inpatient services in the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny. [8095/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the occupancy of inpatient services in the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny. [8096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the occupancy of inpatient services in the acute psychiatric unit, Ennis regional hospital, County Clare. [8097/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Tipperary using the outpatient services in the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's General Hospital, County Kilkenny. [8098/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Tipperary using the outpatient services in the acute psychiatric unit, Ennis regional hospital, County Clare. [8099/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Tipperary using the inpatient services in the acute psychiatry unit, Ennis regional hospital, County Clare. [8139/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 378. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the assessment of needs process specifically that it would no longer include a specific diagnosis; if full assessments are no longer being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (20 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 379. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the assessment of needs process; if assessment officers are being instructed to issue a service report without a full assessment; if so, the reason this instruction has been given and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/18]

Report on Lone Parents: Motion (15 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I commend the committee, in particular the Chairman, Deputy Curran, and my colleague, Deputy Brady on the report and on the manner in which it addressed this issue. Approximately 25.4%, or one quarter, of families in this country are headed by people who are parenting alone. The lack of attendance for this debate on is disappointing. There has been much talk in this debate about the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the assessment of needs process with regard to the provision of specific diagnosis (details supplied). [7611/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the service provider for the day respite service in counties Carlow and Kilkenny is deciding on priority in view of the fact that some families seem to be getting monthly day respite while other families with children with complex medical needs are only being offered it every six to eight weeks. [7669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the difference in the allocation of respite care between counties Carlow and Kilkenny (details supplied). [7671/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the location of the day respite service in County Carlow (details supplied). [7672/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is an unequal overnight respite service for counties Carlow and Kilkenny, in view of the fact it is the same service provider. [7676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy in respite services offered to two children in the same family in which there are three children, two of whom have disabilities (details supplied). [7670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Feb 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no transparency and little communication with persons since an organisation (details supplied) assumed responsibility for overnight respite care in view of assurances received from the HSE and the organisation. [7673/18]