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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: That was in the past and it seems to be getting worse, unfortunately.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: We are all dealing with various cases and people but it definitely seems that the services are getting worse rather than better. I thank Senator Seery Kearney for that. She has to head off to another meeting, which is fine. We will now move on to Deputy Sherlock.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: That information should be trickled down to everyone, to all of the groups. It can happen sometimes that national bodies meet and it does not filter down.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It is really wrong when they do not replace people, particularly those on maternity leave. That specifically affects women and it makes them feel guilty. There is almost a resentment even though people do not want to feel like that but it is just human nature. This is really wrong. Instead of being angry at the system people are becoming angry at the staff. There are so many things wrong...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any current investigation ongoing into the crisis facing recruitment in Carlow and Kilkenny’s children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the position of nursing homes charging additional money to clients who are in the fair deal scheme (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4350/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Deputy. There were a few questions, particularly for West Cork Down Syndrome Support Group, so we will start with Ms O'Donovan and Mr. O'Donovan and then go to Ms Steinmetz and then there was a lot there that is relevant to Down Syndrome Carlow.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. O'Donovan want to come in?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I am conscious that Ms Flanagan and Ms Moran did not come in on any of that. Do they wish to add anything?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Senator Ned O'Sullivan. Will you please confirm that you are on the grounds of the Leinster House complex?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: There is a range of experiences even here. We have heard from some people who had good early intervention.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: It is a new branch too.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Senator McGreehan. I ask the Senator to confirm she is on the grounds of Leinster House.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: Of course.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: This has been a really good session. There were also some good points made at the end by Deputy Cairns in terms of the solutions. It is really important that we are solution focused. It is the whole purpose for us hearing from the witnesses today, and hearing what the asks are. It comes down to some really key points that were made about services in the community. It is really important...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I now come to some procedure that should have been dealt with at the start of the meeting, which concerns European Union COM(2022) 688, proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Birth Certificates (26 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if extra resources, particularly personnel, are now in place to deal with the significant backlog of applications lodged through the information and tracing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 494. To ask the Minister for Health when the staff in organisations (details supplied) will be paid the pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2732/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I am assuming that this is Deputy Carroll MacNeill’s first contribution as a Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I wish her the very best of luck with the role and I offer her my congratulations.