Results 21-40 of 218 for long speaker:Kathleen Funchion

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...capacity review to meet the unmet needs of children across the State. I reiterate the call we made for significant and sustained public investment, which is needed to address the unacceptably long waiting times for children who need assessment and vital therapy interventions. I cannot accept that there is not a Deputy or Senator in these Houses that is not inundated with families...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023.
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary). (4 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...House complex to participate in public meetings. If members are joining us through Teams, they must confirm whether they are on the Leinster House campus. The Minister and members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...game-changer. I am really glad to see how the debate has changed from when we first started discussing this issue in 2016. People really identify with those three aspects, and they do understand. For a long time, people only associated the issue with fees and parents. Of course it is an issue involving those two things. That is something I have been guilty of too because one often...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...by questions and answers. In advance of inviting witnesses to deliver their opening statements, I advise them of the following in respect of parliamentary privilege. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...statements. In advance of inviting witnesses to deliver their opening statements, I advise them of the following in respect of parliamentary privilege. Witnesses and members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage...

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...entitled an Act to amend and extend the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and to provide for related matters. I am delighted to introduce this Bill today. It has been in the works for a long time. It aims to amend the current Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. The idea for this Bill came to me during the work on the mother and baby institutions. As we know from the report...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...that in mind. In advance of inviting witnesses to deliver their opening statements, I advise them of the following in respect of parliamentary privilege. Witnesses and members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...House. Therefore, if they are directed by me to cease giving evidence in respect of a particular matter it is imperative that they comply with any such direction. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise nor make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ..., and if it was not for the women and the advocacy groups that continue that battle, would we actually be here? I look forward to the day when we can be in here discussing issues that are not both long overdue and years in the making. I particularly welcome this in relation to rural areas. My constituency is a good mix of urban and rural and there are many areas where there are no...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ..., NWCI; and Ms Miriam Holt, chief executive officer, and Ms Vivienne Glanville, national programme co-ordinator, from Women's Collective Ireland. They are all welcome and I thank them for coming along to the meeting. I will go through some housekeeping matters. I remind anyone joining us on Teams that the chat function is only to make us aware of urgent matters or technical issues and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ..., the local crèche or even if it is family, it is needed in order that a person is able to reimburse them. I hope none of my family are looking at this because they have helped me out for a long number of years. A really good report was done to try to make the institution here a bit more family-friendly. They have started to implement some of the stuff around it and have tried to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...the witnesses to deliver their opening statement, I advise them of the following in respect of parliamentary privilege. Witnesses who are participating from the committee room are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect they should not criticise nor make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...to deliver their opening statements, I wish to advise them of the following in relation to parliamentary privilege. Witnesses who are participating from the committee room are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...to deliver their opening statements, I wish to advise them of the following in relation to parliamentary privilege. Witnesses who are participating from the committee room are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...here today to deliver their opening statements, I advise them of the following in relation to parliamentary privilege. Witnesses who are participating from the committee room are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank all of the witnesses and the committee members. I know it was a long session, but it was interesting. It was good to get the back and forth. It is proposed that the committee publish the presentation on the website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...here today. Thank you both for being here and for the briefing material that was furnished in advance. We are particularly delighted that we are dealing with the disability section. It has been a long time in the making so this engagement is very welcome. The Minister of State is particularly welcome in this regard. I will go through the format. We will ask each Minister to give an...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...aware of that in case anyone thought otherwise. I felt it was appropriate given that this was our first opportunity to discuss disability, which has been something the committee has sought for so long. The Minister has always been really good when we have brought up issues outside of the Estimates and I knew the Minister of State would not mind either. We took a bit of advantage there;...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Possible Enhancement of Child Protection Powers of Tusla: Discussion (25 Apr 2023)

Kathleen Funchion: ...here today to deliver their opening statements, I advise them of the following in relation to parliamentary privilege. Witnesses who are participating from the committee room are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...