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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: The Deputy is asking what is meant by "medical care purposes".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I am not sure if anything can be added at this stage. Has the Minister a comment or does he want to come back to it on Report Stage? The Minister could come back to the committee with a list or-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: That would be perfect.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendments Nos. 28, 29, 31, 32 and 40 to 42, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 30 has been ruled out of order as involving a potential charge to the Revenue.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 33 is ruled out of order as it would involve a potential charge on revenue.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 39 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendments Nos. 43 and 46 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 45 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Pursuant to Standing Order 187(3), the clerk to the committee will report to the Dáil that the committee has amended the Title. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: That all went fairly smoothly. Does the Minister wish to make any closing comments?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister, especially since there were a few questions that were not entirely related to the Bill. We appreciate that he always accommodates the committee in that regard. I also thank the officials and all the members for being here. This committee deals with a significant amount of legislation and everyone is always very good in working to the deadlines. I thank members and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Message to Dáil (8 Nov 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has completed its consideration of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto.

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister was left with an awful lot of the legacy issues. The cynical part of me thinks that other Ministers did not mind leaving stacks of files on their desk for somebody else to deal with. I acknowledge that the Minister has dealt with many of the outstanding issues relating to the mother and baby institutions. We have not always agreed and, in fact, we have disagreed on many of the...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Early Learning and Care services that have engaged with County Childcare Committees in relation to financial sustainability in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the assistance that her Department can provide a person (details supplied). [52812/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding increases, if any, have been made to the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 489. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of profitability for sessional services funded via the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 490. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the circumstance of the closure of a school (details supplied) in Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53924/22]