Results 521-540 of 5,087 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: Would Mr. Brophy like to contribute on any of those points?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: We will start with the Minister before moving over to Tusla.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Costello has gone way over time.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. Did Ms Duggan want to come in on some of those points?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: I know Senator Ruane wishes to make a contribution and we will have time to bring her back in because, in fairness, she has had the least time so far. I call Senator Clonan to speak first and I will then bring the Senator in to speak.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: Just to say Senator, I am very conscious no one from St. John Ambulance is here to speak or defend the organisation, so I ask you to be very careful in the language you are using. In fairness, the Minister actually addressed some of these points earlier. I am conscious, Senator, that you had to go to the disability matters committee. The first two questions are fine and I ask if you can...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: The Minister may wish to repeat what he said earlier.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: It is totally fine. I thank the Senator. Senator Ruane has a few additional points.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: Many of those questions concern Tusla, so we will start with its representatives.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: Would the Minister like to comment briefly?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank everyone. We have just time enough for this session. It is good timing. I thank the Minister, the officials, Ms Duggan and everybody here from Tusla as well. I also thank the committee members. I just need to get agreement to publish the opening statements on the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will suspend now for a few minutes to allow the witnesses to leave...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: In this session we are delighted to by joined by Ms Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. It is our first opportunity to engage with her since she commenced her role. We wish her the best in the role and she is very welcome to this meeting. On parliamentary privilege, for any witness who is appearing before the committee virtually I need to point out that...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank Ms Gallagher very much. That was an excellent opening statement with many very good points that probably most of us would agree with. I will open it up now to our members for questions. I call Senator Ruane.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: Thank you, and we have the submission that we received from Ms Gallagher in May. I call Senator Clonan.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: That nearly concludes our session but I just wanted to raise one or two points myself. First, I am delighted to hear Ms Gallagher mention kinship care because that is something that often gets overlooked. For everyone's information, a group of kinship carers are coming in to do a presentation in the audiovisual room next Wednesday. I find a lot of people do not actually understand or know...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank Ms Gallagher. This is her first time appearing before us and we very much look forward to engaging further. As it is her first time, are there any closing remarks or comments she wanted to make to us as members?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: That is fantastic. It is been a really good session. I think we would all agree that we could have gone on for hours. I thank Ms Gallagher for joining us and we very much look forward to engaging with her further. I propose that we publish her opening statement on the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a new motorway going ahead on the N25 beside an address (details supplied). [40304/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate for cartographers and map publishers to 0%, in line with newspapers, given the small number of cartographers and map publishers in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (20 Sep 2023)
Kathleen Funchion: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to waving VRT liability for adult disability services that specially adapt vehicles (not wheelchair adaption) for users with mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40638/23]