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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 392. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of the wages part of the early childhood care and education scheme. [38494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 393. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of the non-wages part of the early childhood care and education scheme. [38495/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 394. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to employ an additional 15 childminding officers. [38496/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 395. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase funding by 40% to national youth organisations. [38497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 396. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding by 33% to the local youth club grant scheme. [38498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 397. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase Tusla family resource centre funding by 20%. [38499/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 398. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase funding allocation to the early years and childcare learner bursary fund for 6,520 early years and childcare staff to all who currently hold an NQF level 5 to upskill to a level 7. [38500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase the funding allocation to access and inclusion model programme by 15%. [38501/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (12 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans for Irish Water to take over water services from the local authorities going forward; the impact that this will have on job retention; the provisions that are made regarding redundancy in cases in which a person is over 60 years of age and cannot be redeployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to invest money to create a space in which non-mainstream qualifications for special skills can be developed for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37965/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 573. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the two-year forecast for special class places that will be required in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the number of spaces by school that currently exist in the counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37966/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 827. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 798 of 20 June 2022, the number of the 3.51 children's disability network team speech and language therapist posts that are on secondment; the location to which they have been seconded; the date that they will they return from secondment; if any of the 3.51 posts are currently operating as speech and language therapists...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 842. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider waiving Care-Doc consolation fees for the foreseeable future particularly for County Carlow given the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. The recent increase is welcome. Is there any possibility or are there plans for AIM to be expanded outside of the ECCE programme for the younger cohort? This comes on the back of a visit I made to a family resource centre which I believe the Minister also visited in Limerick, namely, the King's Island facility. It has a high level of demand for the AIM programme....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: That is welcome news on the review of AIM. It is a more recent programme and we have seen incredible benefits. There are many elements of it. Because the benefits for children are seen, there is high demand for it. It can be expanded certainly to the children in full day care. There are many sections to that but it is good. In regard to the research which the Minister hopes will be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the impact there will be on core funding for the early years sector in the event that no employment regulation order is agreed, if only one employment regulation order is agreed or if a graduate premium is not agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36797/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: What impact would there be on core funding for the early years sector if no employment regulation order is agreed, if only one employment regulation order is agreed or if a graduate premium is not agreed?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: The Minister and I are probably in agreement on this matter. As he is aware, I have strong feelings on it. As we all know, those in the sector do incredible work. Many of them have degrees and are graduates. I recently visited several early years facilities. Many of the workers are going on to do a masters degree. The level of qualification of the workforce and their commitment to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I agree 100% with that. It is frustrating for those who are working in the sector. They feel that they have been undervalued for many years. Everyone can say how great they are but their getting a pay increase is the best way of illustrating that. We want there to be a wage scale in order that people can progress. Continuous professional development is a key part of this. A point that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Jul 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 81. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to review and possibly expand the access and inclusion model, AIM, programme, given the vital role it plays in early learning and care, ELC, and school age childcare, SAC, settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36798/22]