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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: On that note, I thank the officials for their engagement. Deputies Canney and Naughten are staying for the second session. We will suspend to allow the witnesses to exit.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank all of our witnesses for coming in today and to Mx Kearns for joining us online. It has been great. There was really good detail in the submissions from the three groups. I thank them for that. I now need to get agreement to publish the statements and briefing documents on the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. The select committee will meet on 4 October.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the assistance available to a person who qualified for a mobility grant; where there is a shortfall; if community welfare assists with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow the re-examination of an invalidity pension application for a person (details supplied); if this appeal can be allowed, despite it being out of date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the recent changes to visa applications for Bolivian nationals; if there are plans to review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42117/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 561. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the mother and baby institutions payment scheme to open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that most dentists in Kilkenny will not take medical cards for dentures (details supplied). [42656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 698. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include employees of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service for the pandemic payment for health care workers, given that they worked throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42753/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that people are being turned away on bus services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41032/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the first- and total-year cost to extend the TFI Carlow Bus CW2 route to the Circle K services at Rathcrougue, County Carlow. [40894/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to extend the TFI Carlow Bus CW2 route to Circle K, Rathcrougue, County Carlow, to allow bus drivers to use services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40895/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [40887/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to publish the recommendations of the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group submitted to Tulsa in June; to provide an update and published timeline in regard to progress on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40893/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding has been prioritised to finalise and introduce a comprehensive disability transport support scheme for disability services and service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40892/23]

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and to provide for related matters. I am delighted to introduce this Bill today. It has been in the works for a long time. It aims to amend the current Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. The idea for this Bill came to me during the work on the mother...

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputies Sherlock and Brady. Our agenda item for consideration is a discussion on child protection. We have two sessions. In the first, we have the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O’Gorman, and officials from his Department: Mr. Des Delaney, Government chief social worker; Ms Marie Kennedy, principal...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I will let the Minister come in first.