Results 1-19 of 19 for cork speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Protection of Children in the Use of Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Kathleen Funchion: ...with stakeholders on the protection of children in the use of artificial intelligence. We are joined this afternoon by the following stakeholders: Professor Barry O'Sullivan of University College Cork; Ms Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, special rapporteur on child protection; Ms Alex Cooney, chief executive officer, and Ms Clare Daly, board director, from CyberSafeKids; Dr. Johnny Ryan,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places currently in the Masters of Social Work; Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work Studies and the Bachelor of Social Work at University College Cork, in tabular form. [40249/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...figures show 4,314 children are awaiting CAMHS appointments, 88% of them since the start of 2020. More than 600 of these children have been waiting for more than one year, with the majority in Cork and Kerry. In general in respect of CAMHS, we need a properly staffed CAMHS team to address the waiting lists and ensure we will not face the same issues again. The crisis was...

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

Kathleen Funchion: We are joined by representatives of Down Syndrome Cork, Down Syndrome Carlow and the West Cork Down Syndrome Support Group. I welcome them to the meeting and we look forward to engaging with them. Many members are attending online, so there will some in the room and others online. I will take us through some housekeeping matters. I advise anyone who is attending online via MS Teams that...

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: Young People and the Built Environment: Carlow Educate Together (13 Dec 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: ...will then go to Deputy Costello, who is a Green Party Deputy who represents a Dublin constituency. We will also hear from Senator McGreehan, who is joining us online, and Deputy Cairns will represent Cork. I expect we will all have the same opinion on the issues raised. I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: ...obviously be heard during Monday-to-Friday hours. The person then has to apply for a safety order, which may take more than one day. Deputy Cairns touched on this with regard to a lady from west Cork. Safety and protection orders fall under the family courts. It might be different in the cities from in rural areas, but in Kilkenny we have one family court sitting per month. If a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (11 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 548. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that nine locations in Dublin, Louth, Bray, Limerick city and Cork were selected as pilots for the ABC programme administered by Tusla; the number that were offered a place in each location from 26 April 2021 to 26 April 2022; the uptake in each location; the year that these locations were chosen;...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Alternative Aftercare Services for Young Adults: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: ...families saying they would like to pay for an assessment of need or occupational therapy but they are being told they cannot do so. I am in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency and Deputy Cairns is in Cork so there must be an issue. It is good that it has been raised, and we will leave it with the representatives. I have come across this recently.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: ...Reilly. Joining us today are Ms Sarah Benson, chief executive of Women's Aid; Ms Allison Graham, chief executive of Saoirse Domestic Violence Services; Ms Marie Mulholland, chief executive of West Cork Women Against Violence; and Ms Julie Mernagh, head of people development and operations, and Ms Aoife Mulqueen, talent and development partner of Vodafone. They are welcome and I offer...

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: ...like him. He describes himself as marginalised. Then there is Mary's mother who was sent to a mother and baby institution in London run by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Cork. After Mary's birth, she and her mother were sent back to Ireland. Mary was sent on to St. Patrick's orphanage to be put up for adoption. She feels she has been ignored. Patrick is a...

Cork University Maternity Hospital: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: ...time for everybody involved and I commend the courage and bravery of all the families that have spoken out in relation to this matter. The revelations in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme about Cork University Maternity Hospital, CUMH, sending babies' organs to Belgium along with clinical waste for disposal has shocked everybody to the core. One of the most heartbreaking...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for buses running light, that is, empty from Kilkenny to Clonmel and vice versa before commencing the 245 service from Clonmel to Cork and vice versa. [28475/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Childcare Scheme (3 Dec 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: ...round of questions. I would not be raising it again if I did not feel it was not still an issue. It consistently comes up, not just in my constituency but throughout the country. From Donegal to Cork, people have issues specific to the after-school part of the programme. I am aware that last time around, the Minister said it was a new enough scheme and he was willing to have a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2020)

Kathleen Funchion: ...to change this and to ensure the sector is funded correctly. There will always be a certain amount of closures as it is natural for that to happen but there were 42 in County Dublin, 16 in County Cork and 13 in County Kildare. What supports are available for parents in those areas? Are they perhaps being given support through the city and county childcare committees to access other...

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: ...about the 7,817 young people under 26 who are now long-term unemployed. We know that Dublin saw the highest number of young people in long-term unemployment with 1,697 people aged 26 and under having no job, followed by Cork with 526 and Limerick with 469. When one is unemployed for more than a year or more it is difficult to break the cycle and get back into the workforce. It is...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: ...who are coming from rural areas such my constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny and many other counties which do not necessarily have a university campus. Every year many students travel to Dublin, Galway, Cork and other areas. Moving away from home is a big stage in a person’s life. Seeing one’s children fly the nest, for want of better words, is also a big step for many parents....

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: ...have a child. It is very complex but the solutions are quite straightforward. I would be interested in hearing more detail about the compulsory purchase order, CPO, on vacant properties in Cork. It came up a few times and when the Minister was here, he said there is an issue around private property rights but we need to consider it because there are so many vacant units. If we could...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: ...as how often will the committee meet. I suggest we meet at least once a week, if not more frequently. It is a regional problem but it is concentrated more in the cities of Dublin, Limerick and Cork and is a major issue everywhere. I believe that not only should we be inviting groups to attend here, we should also be willing to travel. As a committee, we have a national remit for other...