Results 141-160 of 2,157 for speaker:Kathleen Funchion in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1450. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €11.40 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35925/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1452. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, if a decision was made to raise subsidy rates proportionally to reflect a rise in wages to €11.50 to educators qualified to level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications, €13.00 for level 6 educators and €14.75 for level 7 educators; and if employers...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1457. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the child care sector, by qualification level, or working grade. [36093/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for a reversal in decision to grant a concessionary ticket for school transport to a person (details supplied) and if he will review this decision. [37574/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Completion Programme (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most recent figure for school completion rates in DEIS schools. [37692/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Completion Programme (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most recent national average figure for school completion rates. [37693/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current student to staff ratio in institutes of technology. [37695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to deaf parents of hearing children who study through the medium of Irish in order to assist them at home with their studies; if supports are available from the home tuition department for these families in these circumstances and the application requirements for same; and his views on whether, in circumstances in which...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1633. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the most recent figure for the full-year funding allocated to the school completion programme for DEIS schools. [37694/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (11 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1653. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the purpose of the proposal to submit child care providers' audited accounts to her Department and Pobal agents; the reason a Government body other than the Revenue Commissioners would be granted or need access to the financial information of private individual or self employed businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (21 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the participation of a parent in schemes such as Turas Nua is not considered as an eligible payment towards a dependant's special rate of maintenance grant application when applying for this grant. [39949/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (26 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legislation that his Department is responsible for that puts particular primary or secondary level curriculum on a legislative footing. [40128/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (26 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to formalise the SPHE curriculum to ensure it is being taught in an inclusive and diverse manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40129/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Sep 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the long-delayed three school campus for Buncrana, County Donegal; if he will meet with a delegation of Donegal Education and Training Board in addition to local teachers and parents to hear their concerns regarding the long delay in progressing this project and the implications for the existing three schools and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (3 Oct 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered alternative measures to reduce school book costs via businesses such as a company (details supplied) or other practical methods that would reduce costs for parents. [41482/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Oct 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to address the anomalies within SUSI regarding the 45 km rule which is creating unfair outcomes for persons who should be able to access funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (25 Oct 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking with regard to the current school bus transport crisis in which the applications for concessionary seats is far exceeding the places being made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (28 Nov 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 66. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the schools taking part in the school completion programme have been asked to cut the number of students down to 10% of the current number of students they are working with; her views on whether the consequences of this decision will prove to be detrimental to many students' educational...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (28 Nov 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drugs committee group met on 14 September 2017; if the drug Vimizim was discussed; if a decision was made to reimburse the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (28 Nov 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the recommendations from the national rare disease plan that have been implemented; the number that will be implemented before the end of 2018; when the timeframe for the plan is due to come to a close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50274/17]