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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: The free books.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Okay. I thank everybody. That was a really good and informative session. I thank everyone very much for being here and giving their time and answering all our questions. I thank our members as well. I need to get agreement to publish the opening statements on the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will adjourn and the committee will meet in private session on Tuesday, 4 July.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 185. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the steering group on the dedicated child health workforce, as committed to in First 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29945/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (20 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister of State. I do not doubt his sincerity on this issue at all. One of the key things in this regard concerns some interim measures. We must see this happen while we are waiting for the agency to be established. It is important the stakeholders are consulted in respect of this agency to ensure it works effectively. I refer to local programmes, such as StartSafe, run by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (20 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Briefly, this aspect has changed, but it depends on who people are dealing with. We must examine some of these short-term interim measures while we are waiting for the broader strategy to be established. I am sorry for going over time.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (20 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thought the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, would be here, but I understand that people cannot necessarily be everywhere. I was going to start by saying that I know she has a strong track record on this issue and that she is genuinely committed to it. The reason I wanted to raise this matter is, in the first instance, because I have an interest in it. I do a lot of work locally...

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, to conclude the debate. He has ten minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the pension rate of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28959/23]

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister was in my home town, Callan, a few years ago on a day with similar weather to what we are having today. Some good projects, such as the one she was there for that day, are happening in some of our towns and villages. That is welcome but, as my colleagues said, there are still outstanding issues. I apologise in advance to anyone who has heard me talk about this before. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 137. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost to increase the foster care allowance to €500 for the under-12s cohort and the over-12s cohort. [28782/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 140. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first and full-year cost to increase the minimum wage (€13 p/h) for early years staff to €15 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28864/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: The item for consideration this afternoon is challenges facing women accessing education, leadership and political roles. We are joined by Ms Rachel Coyle, head of campaigns and mobilisation, and Ms Ciara McHugh, leadership officer, National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI; and Ms Miriam Holt, chief executive officer, and Ms Vivienne Glanville, national programme co-ordinator, from Women's...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Ms Coyle. The first councillor has now gone on maternity leave, officially, since the new legislation came in. Councillor Adrienne Wallace from Carlow went on leave only yesterday.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It is timely-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It is timely that we are having this discussion. There is some very interesting information in the presentation. I call Ms Holt.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator O'Sullivan is next. Could he confirm he is on the grounds of Leinster House?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Would Ms McHugh like to come in before I bring in Ms Holt or Ms Glanville?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Senator O'Sullivan will have to put himself on mute. We can hear the Seanad bells as if they were in this room.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: No, that is totally fine. It has been a very good meeting and it is really interesting. There are a number of points I want to make as well. First, on the family-friendly policies in here, I totally take that we have to encourage more women and it starts at local level. I believe if a person does not break in at local level, it is very difficult. Some people do run for the Dáil or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes. Even if we look at how we are not 50:50 in here, there are other positions such as Oireachtas Chairs. I think there were three female Oireachtas Chairs and now there are only two. Little things like that. There is an awful lot more that needs to be done. Obviously a person needs to break in here, for the want of a better word, but there are a lot more practical things that could be...