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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome that the Minister would potentially consider other options and the fact that a report is coming. That is information people were not aware of to date. What is the timeframe? Negotiations cannot go on indefinitely, even with the best will in the world on both sides. It is unfair. The cynical part of me would ask whether the religious organisations are just pushing out the...

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

Kathleen Funchion: 89. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will launch a zero-tolerance information campaign across all media, particularly social media, to counteract corrosive anti-immigrant and far-right narratives, which are feeding into aggressive or misdirected protests near places where refugees are accommodated; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm if the NCS hourly/attendance-based rules are his Department’s policy or a restriction placed on his Department by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54566/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm a breakdown of new ELC and SAC services that are entirely new services and not corporate acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (13 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 207. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first and full year costs associated with the proposed early years and childcare State agency; the status of the establishment of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 640. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the total costs of ECCE pay for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [54453/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 641. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the total costs of ECCE/ AIM pay (combined) for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular. form. [54454/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 642. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of total core funding for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [54455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 643. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the flat rate paid to all sessional early years services; the number of services in receipt; and the total cost for 2021,2022 and 2023. [54456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 644. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the minimum rate paid to all small, part-time and SAC early years services; the number services in receipt; and the total cost for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [54457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Care Law Reporting Project (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 675. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full year, first year and total funding budget of the Child Law Project. [54701/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 678. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to establish a steering group to consult on a children-in-care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 694. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase the Building Blocks Improvement Grant allocation by 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%. [54880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 704. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a student (details supplied) will be given the opportunity to continue their studies in a school until December 2025. [55157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 708. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown including ECCE pay, AIM pay of the €308.2 million provided for in line B.3 of the revised estimates for 2023. [55244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 709. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the estimates given in Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 6 December 2023 includes ECCE and AIM staff. [55245/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 713. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year, full year and annual costs to reduce childcare fees by 20% in year one, 40% in year two, 60% in year three, 80% in year four and 100% in year five. [55306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: 715. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual, first year and full year cost to increase the aftercare payment for all young people up to the age of 23 years irrespective whether they are in full-time education; and the annual costs over a five-year period. [55335/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: We have received apologies from Deputy Murnane O'Connor and Senators Ruane and McGreehan, so there are some substitutions. Senators Flynn and Wilson will substitute for Senators Ruane and McGreehan, respectively. Deputies O'Flaherty and Higgins will substitute for Deputies Murnane O'Connor and Griffin, respectively. Our agenda item for consideration this evening is engagement regarding...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Ms Ber Grogan.