What they're asking about 2,169 questions asked · 24 departments

• Children 863 questions

  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full- and first-year cost to expand the access and inclusion model to children in the 0-3 age group currently enrolled in an early years service. [30018/24]
  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an estimate of the number of children in the 0-3 years age group, in percentage terms, that could avail of the access and inclusion model when he expands it to this cohort; the estimated percentage of children of the overall number of children enrolled in the Early Childhood Care and Education programme that are in receipt of access and inclusion model support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30138/24]
  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can instruct his officials to contact Little Orchards Community Creche in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, which has recently notified parents that it will have to reduce its hours of operation for cost effectiveness reasons; if he will ensure the service receives adequate funding to allow it to reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30139/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of the 7,922 children enrolled in the access inclusion model who are also enrolled in the national childcare scheme. [25168/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full and first year cost to increase funding to the access inclusion model by 50% and 100% to facilitate children who remain in an early years and childcare setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25169/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide an update on the leave the leave campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22668/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the person or body responsible for the property at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if it is his Department or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; if he is aware that there are enforcement issues regarding this property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19198/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is responsible for introducing and setting the attendance-based rules for ECEC/ SAC funding schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19199/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to the mother and baby homes institutional redress scheme; the number of applications that have been processed and payments received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19203/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists that have been employed in the past 24 months in Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, for children with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19201/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he has taken to remove children in care in special emergency arrangements out of unsuitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19200/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what actions he is taking in the short term to deal with the significant shortfall in places for infants under the age of two; if he is aware that some early years and childcare services have very high wait lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19202/24]
  • 2024-04-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [16898/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when respite beds will be available for residents of SOS in Kilkenny (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13630/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annual cost to increase childcare wages as set by the ERO by €1, €1.25, €1.50, €1.75 and €2, annually for five years, in tabular form, for each grade; and the full year cost, per year, for each grade. [13850/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the public funding received by each individual Early Years and School Age Childcare service by funding scheme (e.g., ECCE, Core Funding, NCS, CCSP, CCS), for the programme year 2022/2023, in tabular form. [13851/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a copy of the waiver that some recipients of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be required to sign; who drafted the waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14043/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the name of the company that has been given responsibility for administering the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the total cost to administer the scheme; the details of the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is any provision to include survivors of mother and baby homes who contributed towards the Investigation Committee of the final Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation and who passed away before the Taoiseach's apology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12427/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children availing of his Department's funding programmes CCSP Saver Programme, ECCE, NCS in 2024. [12862/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children that are in a sponsorship arrangement through the NCS for 2024; the full year cost of 2024; the cost per child of these sponsorship arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12869/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are availing of the full 45 hours under the national childcare scheme; the number of children who are availing of part-time hours under the national childcare scheme; the number of children availing of afterschool care under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13049/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans for a centre (details supplied) in Kilkenny as a potential housing solution for Ukrainian refugees; what communication have taken place with Kilkenny local authorities to date regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13059/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children enrolled in AIM for 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [11201/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if person (details supplied) can be considered for a place in KITE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10022/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what engagement he has had with Tulsa as it struggles to respond to increased demand for its services, given that this increased demand, together with the complex needs of the children and young people presenting, have swamped the agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide further details on the €18 million capital funding announced recently with the precondition that providers agree to a predefined fee cap; what supports will be available for services to encourage them to apply, given the high number of services that applied and were not successful in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9497/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the exact date of the opening of the mother and baby institutions payment ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will intervene to encourage parties involved in ELC and SAC pay talks back to the table with a view to ensuring staff can be paid the next pay increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9500/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the recently released data on vacancy rates and waiting lists for early learning and childcare and school aged services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9499/24]
  • 2024-02-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents that avail of childminders will be able to access the national childcare scheme from September 2024; the engagement he has had with childminders; if he is optimistic that parents will be able to avail of the subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9496/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children availing of NCS in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [7619/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children that are enrolled in an ECCE service, also availing of an NCS subsidy for 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [7620/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of unique children that are in a sponsorship arrangement through the NCS for 2022 and 2023; the full year cost for 2022 and 2023; the cost per child of these sponsorship arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children availing of the national childcare subsidy in 2022 and 2023, and the total cost in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7698/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total estimated cost to increase the national childcare scheme universal rate from €1.40 to €2.14 for 20234 and projected cost for 2024; the total cost to increase the national childcare scheme by a further 25%, after the September 2024 increase comes into effect; the monetary value of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6076/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all allegations of potential child safe guarding matters are investigated by Tusla once brought to their attention; since the introduction of CASP, if there have been any changes to this procedure in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for further details on the rationale for the practice of the mother of a child entering foster care continuing to be paid child benefit for six months even though the child now resides with a foster family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6513/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on what changes his Department has made to charter of accounts; if his Department is still requiring accounts to be signed off by a chartered accountant; if he is aware that a number of services are finding it impossible to engage chartered accountants to do this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6522/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated associated costs to reduce the national childcare scheme income threshold to €40,000; the estimated number of children that would potentially benefit from lowering the threshold and all other cost implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what capital funding has been allocated for 2023 to increase childcare places; if this funding will facilitate the building of purpose built childcare facilities; what specific plans his Department has through the NPD capital funding for expanding places for the zero to two years and eight months cohort when ECCE kicks in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5044/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the costs associated with building a new community childcare facility, including associated costs; if any new facilities are being planned; if so, the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5045/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current percentage of ELC SAC services that are contracted to provide ECCE only and ECCE/ NCS for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [5423/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare fees being paid by parents at present, by county; and the childcare fees that will be paid by parents from September 2024, by county, in tabular form. [4680/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of early years and SAC closures, by county. in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the number of babyroom closures, by county, for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; if he has considered the policy paper drafted by an organisation (details supplied) to assess and react to early years, childcare and SAC closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3653/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children availing of his Department’s funding programmes (details supplied) in 2022, 2023, in tabular form. [3432/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated number of childcare services that have signed core funding contracts; the total number who signed up for core funding and subsequently withdrew; the years they withdrew; and the estimated number of children that are not covered by NCS, in tabular form. [3433/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children by county/ nationally that are not covered by his Department’s NCS subsidy excluding ECCE services. [3434/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the lowest, highest and average, geographically of fees actually currently being paid by parents in 2023/2024. [3435/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current estimated parental spend on childcare fees from the 2021/2022 or 2022/2023 Pobal Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report, in tabular form; when he expects the annual report to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2136/24]
  • …and 813 more questions on Children
• Education 509 questions

  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the status of an employee (details supplied) who has been deemed unfit for work by her Department, but has also not been permitted to apply for early retirement-retirement on the grounds of ill health. [28311/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the reason the ancillary grant for a school (details supplied) has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25046/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the funding and supports that are available to schools to assist with the repair or replacement of equipment in special classrooms, given the exorbitant prices for said equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23857/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education her views on the cuts her Department has applied to the school ancillary and capitation grants, especially for schools that have additional classrooms and pupils; if she will ensure schools providing summer classes and camps will receive additional grant support for this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23994/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the reason for the reduction of primary school funding from €96 to €80 per pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22667/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on school extension plans that were submitted to her Department for a school in County Kilkenny (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19416/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will receive any update on the agreed extension for four additional classrooms. [16586/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will receive any update on the agreed extension for four additional classrooms, two learning support rooms and two special needs classrooms and associated rooms.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16587/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education what options are available for a person (details supplied) who has applied to a school and has been turned down for a place; if assistance will be provided to acquire a place in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13632/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the capacity of the school bus that services a school (details supplied) from the Wood Lane Pollagh Callan County Kilkenny area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13058/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm if a child (details supplied) will secure a place in an ASD unit near their home for this coming school year; and what assistance she can provide to their parents. [13116/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if children (details supplied) can be accommodated on a school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8929/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when a school in County Carlow (details supplied) will receive the funding for two modular classrooms that it was granted in June 2023, but is still being processed. [4923/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education to explain the rationale/process in awarding the recent round of STEM grant funding; the total funding allocated; if a lottery system was used, resulting in a significant number of applications not being examined; her views on whether this is an appropriate process, given the importance of funding to schools applying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1042/24]
  • 2023-11-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the current sick payment entitlement for a person (details supplied) who is currently out on long-term sick leave from their teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51638/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will source drivers for an organisation (details supplied) for children going to school in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny. [43406/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she plans to include the expertise of play therapists in her Department’s pilot project on mental health in primary schools (details supplied); if she will reconsider their inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38182/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene to ensure a family (details supplied) can access school transport for the coming school year. [38486/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm when a school (details supplied) can expect an update on its school accommodation extension submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22412/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update with regard to a school (details supplied) which in August 2022 was offered a purchase option on a six-room modular building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21355/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the options available to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20247/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education is she aware that a child (details supplied) has not secured a secondary school place in Kilkenny. [17250/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the actions her Department will take to ensure all children awarded summer provision are provided with a place given there are still a number of schools not signing up to the scheme despite the lifting of staffing barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17332/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education is she aware that a child (details supplied) is unable to secure a secondary school place in Kilkenny; if she can confirm what assistance her Department is providing to ensure that the child secures a secondary school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17579/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she is aware there are a number of students (details supplied) in Kilkenny who have not got a secondary school place yet. [17609/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will assist a child (details supplied) in obtaining a school place in Kilkenny. [18116/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of the 92 new special classes nationally; if any of these places will be allocated to Kilkenny; the schools in Kilkenny will they be allocated to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18186/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be fully integrated into the Kilkenny School Completion Programme in order that it can provide school meals to children. [12990/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that have had their capital funding halted; when funding will be reinstated, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13304/23]
  • 2023-03-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suitable to their specified educational needs. [10404/23]
  • 2023-03-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suitable to their specified educational needs. [10474/23]
  • 2023-02-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the options available to a child (details supplied). [6560/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education her plans to include additional upskilling in the area of home economics, which is one of the most difficult subjects for which to find suitably-qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5554/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works on a school (details supplied) will move to the next stage of works. [5854/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works on a school (details supplied) will move to the next stage of works. [5855/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the amount that her Department spent on works under the emergency works scheme in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [5856/23]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when the extension works will be commenced for a school (details supplied). [56328/22]
  • 2022-10-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when the junior certificate results will be available. [49842/22]
  • 2022-09-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education when a school bus escort will be confirmed for a child (details supplied) who is currently without transport. [45224/22]
  • 2022-07-12 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education 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]
  • 2022-07-12 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education 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]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will consider reviewing the ASD allocation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35443/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the status of a special needs assistant allocation for a child (details supplied). [34508/22]
  • 2022-06-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if he will review the school transport case of a student (details supplied). [29250/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if it is the responsibility of the principal or school to organise lunch and break times; and if there is a set timing for primary and secondary schools. [19919/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if a rental arrangement has been entered into with a school in Nenagh, County Tipperary and the local Catholic diocese; the length of time this arrangement will be in place for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14221/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if an arrangement has been put in place for schools that were reconfigured from Catholic patronage to Educational and Training Boards; if so, the breakdown by diocese of the amount that has been paid; and if this is the plan for future reconfigurations. [14222/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the rationale for renting buildings as well as providing funding for their upkeep given that the State already 100% funds the costs of the buildings owned by Catholic dioceses. [14223/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the reason the State has entered into agreements in which a bishop can choose a school's patron in a reconfigured school; and the role parental choice has in such arrangements. [14224/22]
  • 2022-02-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the value of the employment wage subsidy scheme to the early learning and care and school age childcare sector; the estimated cost to these providers of implementing Covid-19 measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10376/22]
  • …and 459 more questions on Education
• Health 325 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken in relation to a nursing home (details supplied). [30889/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the fund for those suffering from the long-term effects of Covid; if this fund is currently in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28313/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the fund for those suffering from the long-term effects of Covid; if this fund is currently in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24722/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he is looking into setting up a fund for the Covid vaccine injury (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25257/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their operation, which has been cancelled six times. [22338/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of services in the south east, particularly for adults trying to access a diagnosis of adult ADHD and required services. [22856/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason Caredoc staff in County Carlow have not been listed by the HSE / KOSI for payment of the Section 39 payrises, despite being informed that they are Section 39 employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health his views on the 550 deaths associated with adverse events in 2022 in HSE hospitals and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13631/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13995/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) for children is not covered under the drugs payment scheme; if there is a plan to add it to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14941/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to increase the number of GPs around the country, and Kilkenny in particular; and whether current GPs use waiting list systems.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11457/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the status of an update for survivors of the vaginal mesh controversy; if a scheme or some level of assistance will be offered to women left in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8771/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if there is any circumstance where the fair deal payment owed at the end of a nursing home resident's stay is deferred or can be paid in instalments over a period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7743/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health how many pregnancy loss clinics are in operation in Ireland; if there is a staffing shortage at present in these clinics; how often do these clinics offer appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6083/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will list all medications that are needed for long-Covid sufferers that are not available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6552/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is referred to either St. James’s or St. Vincent's Hospital. [3726/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will ban tanning sunbeds outright, given the serious and increased risk of incidences of skin cancer. which is supported by scientific evidence linking skin cancer and tanning sunbed usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1874/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if assistance is available for a person (details supplied). [56283/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a procedure carried out; and if they can avail of the cross-Border directive, given the circumstances. [56781/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health what transport is available to patients with medical cards who regularly have to travel to appointments outside their own county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1423/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health what funding is available to support an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1580/24]
  • 2023-12-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny has stopped the roll-out of insulin pumps and sensors to monitor the blood sugars in the paediatric diabetes department within the hospital; if he is further aware that the chronic lack of staff has resulted in this centre of excellence for paediatric diabetes being unable to staff itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53248/23]
  • 2023-11-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for St. Luke’s Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51256/23]
  • 2023-11-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO5, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51257/23]
  • 2023-11-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for St. Luke’s Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51258/23]
  • 2023-11-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied) by grade, for CHO 5, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51259/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will launch an investigation into the unacceptable delay on 4 November of over six hours for an ambulance to attend a gravely ill person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49319/23]
  • 2023-11-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when the proposed surrogacy legislation will be published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48844/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the practice of night-time confinement in all units (except high-secure) at the National Central Mental Hospital, Portrane, continues to be operational, despite the ceasing of this activity being a condition of its registration, as set out by the Mental Health Commission and HSE, dated 12 May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47689/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Caredoc phone services for St. Dymphna's Hospital, Carlow is run out of Dublin, and not locally in Carlow, and as a consequence, the phones are not being answered all the time, nor are calls being returned in an efficient manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48600/23]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health what actions he has taken to shorten and streamline the vetting process for fully qualified medical doctors from the UK post-Brexit with the IMC; given that many doctors are waiting in excess of two months for their affiliation to be able to work with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45492/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts in the CAMHS teams in County Wicklow that are currently unfilled; and when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [44687/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO4 waiting lists for counselling and psychotherapy on initial assessment, initial therapy intervention and further therapy intervention lists, in tabular form. [44691/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO6 where primary care autism assessment teams are located in tabular form. [44695/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to meeting with a group that wish to discuss current and increasing regulation on tanning bed usage; if he will consider a central database or register to regulate customer usage; if he will consider mandating the requirement of a medical clearance certificate and six monthly update or renewal of cert; including stricter ID policy to ensure no person under 18 years of age is using tanning beds; if he will carry out an education and awareness campaign in transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45185/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will comment on the RTÉ report (details supplied) of August 2023 which showed there were almost 107,000 adverse incidents reported within the health service and that the number of incidents that have risen over the past five years; what steps or measures he has taken in view of these incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45186/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will grant NMBI nursing registration after the successful completion of adaptation training or RCSI aptitude test, to those health care assistants with a nursing degree diploma from their home country and have been working in Ireland for at least two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44095/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure CIT nurses in Care Doc, Carlow, receive the pandemic bonus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44175/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason that most dentists in Kilkenny will not take medical cards for dentures (details supplied). [42656/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he will include employees of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service for the pandemic payment for health care workers, given that they worked throughout the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42753/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm which department the issue of non-medical costs associated with caring for a child with a life-limiting illness falls into.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40430/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE pharmacists and senior pharmacists working in the pharmacy department of St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38141/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the current level of mental health supports available for persons with eating disorders in County Carlow. [38142/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of stroke units, by location, that are operating below the recommended nurse or staffing levels; and the estimated cost of putting the recommended staff levels in place. [38143/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE theatre nurses attached to each hospital that is part of Ireland East Hospital Group in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38144/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if Kilkenny CAMHS teams currently use telepsychiatry; and, if so, if he will provide feedback on its use to date. [38715/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if there are future plans to roll out dialectical behaviour therapy in County Carlow. [38719/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, in the accident and emergency department at St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, as of 29 August 2023; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [38720/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric gastroenterologists based at CHI Temple Street in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38721/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if there is an alternative way for a person (details supplied) to get a medical card. [36185/23]
  • …and 275 more questions on Health
• Justice 124 questions

  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice in the context of her review of the family reunion policy for immigrants, if she has examined the possibility of extending the policy so immigrants in full-time employment can have their immediate family with them from the start; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30137/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a person can apply for citizenship (details supplied). [17372/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5214/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of physical family visits to prisons that took place in 2023, by the number of visits per prison and the number of visits with a child present, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2433/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if engagement has occurred between her Department and the Garda Commissioner in relation to the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022, in particular the need to protect and support women who may experience increased violence as a direct result of the forthcoming Bill (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1576/24]
  • 2023-12-06 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she can provide an update on a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54083/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) to facilitate residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48456/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the recent changes to visa applications for Bolivian nationals; if there are plans to review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42117/23]
  • 2023-09-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice when she expects to publish the recommendations of the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group submitted to Tulsa in June; to provide an update and published timeline in regard to progress on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40893/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet in the Carlow-Kilkenny division. [38139/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents the Garda air support unit was requested to attend in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38716/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2024 if 940 additional gardaí were recruited. [38717/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the actions she will take in response to the unlawful gender-based killing of an Irish woman in Spain; if, given the worryingly high levels of gender-based homicide in Ireland, she will now direct the resources to ensure we begin to reverse this horrific trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33957/23]
  • 2023-07-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will confirm a future date for a person (details supplied) to attend a citizenship ceremony; if she will confirm their Irish citizenship; when they will receive a new date for same; and the process they should now follow. [32090/23]
  • 2023-07-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of staffed domestic violence refuge centres and the number of supported units open in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32122/23]
  • 2023-07-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of new refuge accommodation units delivered and opened for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32123/23]
  • 2023-07-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of refuge accommodation units that closed in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 inclusive, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32124/23]
  • 2023-07-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the Tusla funding allocation for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive for staffed refuges, domestic violence support services, rape crisis centres and associated helplines, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32125/23]
  • 2023-05-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the total spend allocated to Tusla under the third Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Strategy for capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the progress of the Family Courts Bill 2022; when he expects it to reach Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22419/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if he can confirm a breakdown of the person or body who sits on the Carlow Refuge Development Advisory Group, and when he expects their recommendations; the person or body that is the lead organisation to develop the refuge; the person or body that has been identified as potential service providers; if a site has been located and any scoping work undertaken; if the refuge can be delivered in 2024 as previously committed too; if he will confirm when, if not 2024 he expects construction to begin on a Carlow refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18037/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of providing four new crime prevention officers per annum, including all associated costs, such as administrative and technological support. [5842/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences reported to gardaí within Kilkenny and Carlow Garda division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59018/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a new recruitment campaign for psychologists to join the Irish Prison Service will be launched early in 2023. [59019/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the bilateral meetings she has had with her EU counterparts to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59020/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the current status of Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill; and when the Bill will move to the next stage. [59021/22]
  • 2022-10-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a detailed breakdown of domestic violence funding for his Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50611/22]
  • 2022-10-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers that are fully trained in CPR. [48787/22]
  • 2022-07-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of children who have arrived from Ukraine since the war began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35514/22]
  • 2022-05-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the advice that can be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied). [24757/22]
  • 2022-05-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22513/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) can have their work permit which was granted under an international protection order extended for six months. [14350/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the time frame for a stamp 1 visa for a person (details supplied). [63292/21]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken in relation to the abduction of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57945/21]
  • 2021-11-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if her officials have been in touch with a person (details supplied) in regard to their visa request lodged with the visa office at the Embassy of Ireland in Warsaw, Poland. [56464/21]
  • 2021-11-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if a visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54948/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the status of the issuing of PSV licences for taxis; if the issuing of new PSV licences has been delayed due to Covid-19; and if there is a backlog (details supplied). [21301/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the cost of free legal aid annually in relation to cases of possession of illegal drugs for personal use and in cases of petty crimes associated with drug use. [18607/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene in the case of a family (details supplied) looking to relocate to County Carlow in order for a family member to undertake study at Carlow IT. [20139/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined. [4366/21]
  • 2020-12-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [39824/20]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the eligibility criteria for the extended parental leave to include all parents affected by the lockdown, even if their children are born outside of the specified dates, that is, before 1 November, particularly those parents who were due to return to work in the lockdown period but could not due to the fact that the crèches were still closed. [18594/20]
  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if holders of the stamp 4S permission will be regarded as non-compliant with the conditions of the permission if they avail of a national childcare scheme subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49146/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of solicitors, paralegal and administrative staff participating on the free Legal Aid Board by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38414/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 15 May 2019, if a passport will be returned to such a person upon request. [23511/19]
  • 2019-05-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the requirement for those who have been given refugee status declaration to provide their national passport as part of an application for citizenship through naturalisation; and if his views on same in view of the fact that international protection applicants must surrender their national passport to the International Protection Office and may not retrieve it in normal circumstances if granted refugee status. [22699/19]
  • 2019-05-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, and for what length of time, a passport is retained after a person is given a refugee or subsidiary protection declaration in respect of applicants for international protection who have submitted their national passports to the International Protection Office; and if they are entitled to the return of their national passports should their declarations subsequently cease to be in force. [20994/19]
  • 2019-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the citizenship of a person (details supplied). [18146/19]
  • 2019-01-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a legislative cap on general damages that can be sought in personal injury claims (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2517/19]
  • 2018-09-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a spousal visa application by a person (details supplied). [35819/18]
  • …and 74 more questions on Justice
• Social 55 questions

  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the benefits or pensions that are available to a spouse on behalf of a deceased spouse; the query relates to a person (details supplied) who was deemed entitled to invalidity pension but passed away before they could receive it. [24721/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) keeps getting denied carer’s allowance. [24937/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is only receiving €130 in carer’s payment, given the circumstances. [17812/24]
  • 2024-04-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can have an oral hearing for a carer’s allowance appeal. [15524/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an invalidity appeal (details supplied) is taking so long to obtain an answer [13990/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the appeal by a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8770/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports that are in place for those who suffer from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6551/24]
  • 2024-01-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting 14 weeks for a decision on their invalidity pension claim. [3062/24]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on auto-enrolment for retirement savings system for employees; when she expects it to be operational; if she will confirm if there will be a central processing authority to manage and administer the AE system on behalf of the participants; when she expects the legislation to underpin this to be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49317/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the guardians payment for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the cost to increase the payment to €400; to outline any outreach being done to alert families who are caring for children and young people and are not in receipt of any payment;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47202/23]
  • 2023-10-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual, total first and full-year cost to increase equally the guardian payment by 100% over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46063/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of childcare career events held by the European Employment Services (ERS Ireland) in the Department of Social Protection held outside Ireland in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively; and the cost of each event and the outcome. [44712/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale that disallows those who qualified for State pension through the invalidity pension, to be entitled to a bonus for people on the invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45110/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene to allow a person (details supplied) to register the birth of their baby born in July 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43780/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the assistance available to a person who qualified for a mobility grant; where there is a shortfall; if community welfare assists with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42104/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow the re-examination of an invalidity pension application for a person (details supplied); if this appeal can be allowed, despite it being out of date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42106/23]
  • 2023-09-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [40887/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of the guardians payment annually; and the number of payments for the past five years. [37281/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost to increase the guardians payment to €350 weekly, monthly and annually. [37282/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the number yield in 2024 if the employer PRSI rate of 11.05% increased to 13% on the portion of wages in excess of €125,000. [38145/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the guardian payment for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and its current level of remuneration. [33882/23]
  • 2023-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the pension rate of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28959/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene and review the invalidity pension application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28169/23]
  • 2023-05-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to award foster carers' entitlements to PRSI credits to recognise their contribution as carers of vulnerable children on behalf of the State; and if this cohort will qualify for the enhanced State pension in January 2024. [24719/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider writing off, on compassionate grounds, the debt of a person (details supplied). [22513/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate a person’s (details supplied) agent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17201/23]
  • 2023-03-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to cover a pensioner (details supplied) with a medical card who is on disability and is not covered under the scheme. [15720/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason it has taken over ten months for a decision to be made on an invalidity appeal claim by a person (details supplied). [13568/23]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the status of a pension claim submitted by a person (details supplied) which has been outstanding since September 2022; the reason for the delay. [9767/23]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the current income a single parent can earn before having the fuel allowance cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56329/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance that her Department can provide a person (details supplied). [52812/22]
  • 2022-10-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the disability allowance is means tested for couples who are not married; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50783/22]
  • 2022-10-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the provision that is made for widowers and widows who are full-time carers who are not in receipt of a pension, can only avail of a half carer’s allowance and are not entitled to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48814/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if there will be a 4% PRSI charge for occupational pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13875/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention been drawn to an anomaly with the living alone allowance that means some single persons are not entitled to this allowance and that this is discrimination based on their civil status given that they are not in receipt of a social welfare allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7469/22]
  • 2021-09-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing more flexibility for participants over 55 years of age that are currently engaged in a community employment scheme given that at present they are unable to have their contracts renewed. [43207/21]
  • 2021-06-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed and the reason for refusing a domiciliary care allocation for them re-examined considering their complex needs. [32990/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the uptake and funding rates of the disability awareness support scheme between 2017 and 2021, in tabular form. [30609/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to extend maternity leave by 52 weeks. [31655/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing six weeks of parental benefit which would be the same rate as maternity benefit but which could be taken by either parent or shared between the two at the end of the period of maternity leave. [31664/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity, paternity and adoptive benefit by €10 per week. [31666/21]
  • 2021-05-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pregnant and at high risk childcare worker can continue to be paid their supplemented employment wage subsidy scheme wage in cases in which they present a medical certificate to their employer but remain at home. [26861/21]
  • 2021-05-12 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated costs associated with extending the school meals programme to cover early years settings and after-school programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24776/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available for children diagnosed as gifted; and if she will consider adding gifted children to the diagnosis that enables carers and parents to apply for the domiciliary care allowance (details supplied). [38373/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are circumstances in which a community employment scheme can be extended particularly when the employer and supervisor believe it would be beneficial for both (details supplied). [36892/20]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can apply for back payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. [31633/20]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the full combined cost of increasing maternity benefit by €20, €30, €40 and €50 per week and extending maternity benefit by 26 weeks, in tabular form. [27209/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the reinstating of the bereavement grant particularly to those persons that have lost loved ones to suicide; and if it will be restored during the Government's term. [27369/17]
  • 2017-05-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the full combined cost of increasing maternity benefit by €20, €30, €40 and €50 per week while extending maternity benefit by two, three, four, five and six weeks, in tabular form. [21167/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the weekly maternity benefit payment by €20 for one year based on maternity leave uptake numbers in 2016. [20497/17]
  • …and 5 more questions on Social
• Finance 45 questions

  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance whether the €14,000 limit refers to renting to one student only, or if it is permissible to rent several rooms to several students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance whether a parent who is paying for student digs and wants to claim the new €750 rent credit on their tax return can claim for this even when the accommodation owner refuses to give receipts; if landlords are obliged to give receipts; whether the rent-a-room scheme only applies to students; if a homeowner can keep a working person instead of a student and still earn up to €14,000 p.a., tax-free; whether he/she can keep both a student and a worker under the rent-a-room scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16062/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13993/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the proposed end to the motor fuel subsidy on 31 March 2024, as planned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8675/24]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if Budget 2024 reduced the VAT rate for print maps or eMaps to 0% given that the VAT rate on eBooks and audio books was reduced to 0%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45750/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate for cartographers and map publishers to 0%, in line with newspapers, given the small number of cartographers and map publishers in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to waving VRT liability for adult disability services that specially adapt vehicles (not wheelchair adaption) for users with mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40638/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to waving the VRT liability for an adult disability service (details supplied) that has had two vehicles specially adapted (not wheelchair adaption) for users with mobility issues, to include handrails, removal of seats for comfort of service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40639/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance to make inquiries on behalf of a person (details supplied) who has still not received payment for returns they made through Revenue/MyGov.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39059/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield if the top four local property tax rates all increased by 30% based on 2022 figures. [27621/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he spoke with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue during his recent visit to the United States. [20675/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) was in possession of a banking licence when operating in May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18188/23]
  • 2023-02-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a Government-sponsored life cover scheme operated by the State at a reasonable cost to the policy holders, to enable people with certain conditions that would not otherwise qualify for life cover through a commercial company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9189/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he spoke with the First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HMRC during his recent visit to London. [5843/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield if the local property tax rate for houses valued at between €1.487 million and €1.575 million increased to €2,485, between €1.575 million and €1.662 million increased to €2,830, between €1.662 million and €1.750 million increased to €3,100 and over €1.750 million increased to €3,370, based on 2022 figures. [5844/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reducing VAT on household energy bills that is gas, electricity and home heating oil to 9% from beginning of January 2023 to the end of April 2023. [59022/22]
  • 2022-11-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his views on the changes to the benefit-in-kind model regarding company cars proposed in the Finance Bill 2022, given that the proposed changes will now see a significant increase for employees who must use their cars for their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58376/22]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the outstanding balance of local property tax for a person (details supplied). [56327/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by butchery businesses that rely heavily on refrigeration to operate their companies, in order to comply with the highest standards of food safety and hygiene, food production, processing, manufacturing and packaging, which all require a large amount of electricity; the steps that his Department has taken to ensure that more butchery businesses are not forced to close due to already high energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54896/22]
  • 2022-03-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if his Department plans to review the current small tax benefit particularly around the stipulation allowing businesses to claim tax against one voucher for staff within a financial year and not multiples of up to €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15255/22]
  • 2022-03-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the estimated total cost of the temporary wage subsidy childcare scheme and employment wage subsidy scheme for the childcare sector up to 30 April 2022. [11671/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the long wait times customers at several of the country’s largest banks have to wait for customer service; if he has addressed the matter with the Central Bank; the actions his officials have taken to address same considering the investment by the State in the banking sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7486/22]
  • 2022-02-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme supports for ELC and SAC services reduced from €350 per week to €200 - €150 per week on 1 February 2022, will reduce on 28 February 2022 to €100 and remain at this level until the end of April 2022. [7146/22]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the current employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, levels for the hospitality sector until April 2022 at the earliest, which were significantly scaled back on 1 December 2021, given that businesses need support in order to sustain the livelihoods of the remaining staff employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62059/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if it will be ensured that the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, includes an automatic qualification for hospitality businesses that qualify for the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, and that a 30% threshold would apply; and if he will consider a cap on CRSS payments to be set at €25,000 to ensure that no hospitality businesses are disadvantaged by the scheme. [62060/21]
  • 2021-11-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the extension of current employment wage subsidy scheme levels for the tourism and hospitality sector until April 2022 at the earliest given that these measures are due to be significantly scaled back from 1 December 2021 and that this will have a serious impact on the vitality of many tourism businesses in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. [58778/21]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if monies invested in approved retirement funds which are linked to revenue rather than pension funds will be accessible to persons at age 65 if the retirement age rises to the proposed 68 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50403/21]
  • 2021-09-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if the EWSS scheme will continue for childcare services until 31 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46903/21]
  • 2021-09-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the employment wage subsidy scheme for the childcare and early years sector on 30 September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46907/21]
  • 2021-07-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in County Carlow in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39367/21]
  • 2021-07-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in County Kilkenny in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39368/21]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered extending the employment wage subsidy scheme to the owners of private childcare crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37992/21]
  • 2021-06-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the employment wage subsidy scheme; the amount drawn down in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33688/21]
  • 2021-06-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and the amount drawn down in tabular form. [33689/21]
  • 2021-06-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the employment wage subsidy scheme for ECCE pay; and the amount of this allocation drawn down in tabular form. [33733/21]
  • 2021-06-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and 2021 to the employment wage subsidy scheme for NCS pay; and the amount of this allocation drawn down in tabular form. [33734/21]
  • 2021-05-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement a tax incentive to support the purchase of capital equipment and investment in the manufacturing sector (details supplied). [24183/21]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if childcare professionals who returned to work on 29 June 2020 will not be expected to pay tax on their net wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/21]
  • 2021-02-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if State employees who have worked from home since March 2020 can claim the work from home tax relief through the Revenue Commissioners; and if not, if this scheme is being administered through the payroll. [9200/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the employment wage subsidy scheme for the early years sector beyond the current end date in view of comments made in the media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5438/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to allow a company (details supplied) to raise EIIS funding towards its equity requirements for a solar farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38540/20]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if the current 30% threshold criterion of July to December for accessing the employment wage support scheme will be reviewed and amended (details supplied). [38125/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief subsidy that parents can avail of if they use a registered childminder. [36536/20]
  • 2020-11-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance the actions his Department took to assist a person (details supplied). [35647/20]
  • 2018-07-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) had a licence to grant mortgages prior to 2008. [29066/18]
• Transport 43 questions

  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10212/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if there are any measures that can be applied to a person who has severe anxiety when taking driving test and if there are any particular supports that can be put in place for a person who has no issue with driving but has very severe anxiety which results in failing the test (details supplied). [8006/24]
  • 2023-11-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the reason there is not a commuter train service from Kilkenny to Waterford to get people to Waterford city for 9am; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50194/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the reason that people are being turned away on bus services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41032/23]
  • 2023-09-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the first- and total-year cost to extend the TFI Carlow Bus CW2 route to the Circle K services at Rathcrougue, County Carlow. [40894/23]
  • 2023-09-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to extend the TFI Carlow Bus CW2 route to Circle K, Rathcrougue, County Carlow, to allow bus drivers to use services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40895/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if there will be a new motorway going ahead on the N25 beside an address (details supplied). [40304/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport to provide a commitment that staff employed by a company (details supplied) who provide helicopter search and rescue cover to the Irish Coast Guard for the south-east region based out of Waterford Airport will transfer to the company that has purchased same; if it will be ensured that the pay terms and conditions of pilots and crew who operate the aircraft on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard are not eroded or altered by the decision of the Government to change the contract provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38178/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm when the Carlow Connects town bus route will be operational; if, given that a commitment was given for 30 July 2023, he can confirm the actual date the route will open for local people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35993/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait eight months for her full driving licence test. [20832/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be resolved. [20587/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if owners of electric cars who only have access to on street parking can apply for the grant support towards the full cost of installation of a home charger up to a maximum of €600; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13506/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether his Department has undertaken any exploratory work on a second train track on the Carlow to Waterford line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8730/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann plans to introduce new rapid security hubs throughout 2023; if so, the locations of these new hubs; and when these new hubs will come into operation.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5857/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether there are any supports or grants for someone who wishes to install a charging point for an electric car and is relying on street parking. [1689/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the details of the investments and service improvements that have been made on the Dublin-Waterford train line since 1 January 2020. [59014/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the Road Safety Authority to issue an appointment for a person (details supplied). [54545/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests currently booked in County Carlow with the Road Safety Authority; the number that have been delayed for a period of one, two and six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54546/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the reinstatement of the Bus Éireann service for Callan, County Kilkenny, given the significant impact that the withdrawal of the X7 Bus Éireann service is having in this rural constituency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55138/22]
  • 2022-10-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider working with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to distribute high-visibility jackets to children arriving to Ireland from Ukraine, given the number of children walking on unfamiliar roads as the evenings become darker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51019/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that funding is provided to ensure the vital rural bus service operated by a company (details supplied) in Kilkenny can resume operation; the assurances that can be given to local residents given that the service has ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46951/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to alleviate the fuel costs been experienced by taxi drivers; and if there are plans to increase the set charge that taxis can charge. [19918/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the reason that no funding was allocated for works on the N24 and N25 roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4735/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Kilkenny County Council has not been provided with any extra funding to deliver the N24 and N25 which will provide economic and infrastructural benefits for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4753/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the assistance which can be provided in the case of persons (details supplied). [1297/22]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if a list will be provided of all new routes established by the National Transport Authority since March 2020. [28471/21]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if all recent purchases of buses for use on public service obligation routes have been undertaken by the National Transport Authority and as such hold the title to the buses. [28472/21]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has the legal authority to remove vehicles from one operator and transfer them to another operator in cases in which that operator has been successful in a tendering process to operate a route instead of the existing operator. [28473/21]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority is the entity responsible for all scheduled bus services within the State; and if they be private or public service obligation services. [28474/21]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport 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]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the resumption of driver theory tests in line with wider easing of restrictions. [26047/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA has been provided with the funding and green light to provide Carlow town centre with a bus service; and the status of the promised service. [21453/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider revising the taxi drivers test to accommodate older drivers who are not computer literate. [18606/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport the status of the issuing of PSV licences for taxis; if the issuing of new PSV licences has been delayed due to Covid-19; and if there is a backlog. [17372/21]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if more personnel will be provided to deal with the backlog of driver tests in County Carlow (details supplied). [36748/20]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving tests will resume. [18596/20]
  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the train timetable for Carlow will return to a normal schedule; if services ceased during Covid-19 will be reinstated (details supplied). [16022/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports in place in circumstances in which an airline is insisting on travel as flights will be available but the family have medical concerns and do not wish to travel. [11029/20]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports in place for small sporting organisations, GAA groups and voluntary organisations to allow them reopen safely with regard to social distancing. [11030/20]
  • 2019-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure a community-funded bus service (details supplied) will not cease operation in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8914/19]
  • 2018-03-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an organisation (details supplied) is seeking to have the number of work permits for non-EU nationals increased specifically for persons that would be employed as truck drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11111/18]
  • 2017-02-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that was allocated to the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department. [6820/17]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the bus service (details supplied) from Callan, County Kilkenny, to Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, has discontinued; his plans to provide an alternative service. [29391/16]
• Housing 42 questions

  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a pension-aged person can apply for an insulation grant, new fuse box and other works through any grants available through local government. [27954/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine an anomaly within local authorities in the recruitment of engineer grades (details supplied); if there will be a review of the current situation given that many local authorities are struggling to fill and attract talent to skilled roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Carlow County Council has applied for inclusion in the enhanced defective block remediation scheme; when the scheme will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17853/24]
  • 2023-10-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the flood forecasters at Met Éireann meet daily, including weekends; if there are minutes or notes available from these meetings; if there was a meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, 17 and 18 October 2023; if information from those meetings on those dates can be shared with the public; if there is a plan to share this type of information going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47074/23]
  • 2023-10-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in considering the Kilkenny wind energy strategy proposed by Kilkenny County Council; if he will outline the process involved in considering the matter and confirm a timeframe for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full-year cost if the budget for housing adaptation grant for people with a disability increased by 12.5%. [27628/23]
  • 2023-05-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total estimated cost to build a ten-room domestic violence refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26055/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedure when a wind farm development goes through An Bord Pleanála for approval and not a local authority; the procedure around local residents receiving notification of planning; the timeframe for lodging an objection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20252/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18695/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to raise the €250,000 threshold for local authority home loans in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, given the increase in house prices across the two counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1604/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service is monitoring the number of cormorants on the river barrow and other waterway systems; if any relevant data on the number of cormorants on the river barrow and other waterway systems will be provided; the policies and procedures that the NPWS is using to monitor this invasive bird; if the NPWS control the number of cormorants on the inland waterway system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58757/22]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current salary scale of the chief executive officer in each local authority in tabular form. [59017/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale used to develop the first home buyer's scheme; the facts and figures that informed the policy; if inflation was taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39848/22]
  • 2022-07-12 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
  • 2022-06-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing with a view to increasing the current property valuation limit for fresh start home loans administered by local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32137/22]
  • 2022-02-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering restricting the movement or activities of volunteer metal detectors in any revision of the archaeological and monuments Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10225/22]
  • 2022-01-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average wait time for a one, two, three and four-bedroom council home in County Carlow over the past 12 months; and the average wait time for a disability adapted housing unit in County Carlow over the past 12 months. [4085/22]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 September 2020, if the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) is Housing Assistance Payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62632/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made on the Oireachtas Report into Future Funding of Domestic Water Services and the recommendations specifically in relation to private well owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61981/21]
  • 2021-12-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter in relation to a site in Kilmacow, County Kilkenny (details supplied). [59145/21]
  • 2021-11-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a further extension of the local authority commercial rates waiver until June 2022 given that many businesses in counties Carlow and Kilkenny will struggle to remain open during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58779/21]
  • 2021-11-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps or avenues that are open to a person or community when they wish to appeal a decision or An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54250/21]
  • 2021-11-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria for a local authority and or housing association in advance of purchasing a house on the private market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54251/21]
  • 2021-11-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of council housing applications with Carlow County Council as of November 2021. [54253/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20141/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the senior social work post will be filled in Kilkenny local authorities (details supplied). [15375/21]
  • 2021-03-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the progress on the process to implement the architectural technologists register on a statutory footing as agreed in principle in 2018 (details supplied). [13646/21]
  • 2021-02-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the council housing list for County Kilkenny by town or village area, by one, two or three bedroom facilities; and the year applicants went on the list. [7983/21]
  • 2021-02-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the council housing list for County Carlow by town or village area, by one, two or three bedroom facilities; and the year applicants went on the list (details supplied). [7984/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protocols in place in all local authority grades regarding Covid-19 when a person is deemed a close contact. [6862/21]
  • 2021-01-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if essential house repairs will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied). [4367/21]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process for the hiring of antisocial behaviour officers in all local authorities; if it is a standard process throughout; if he will explain the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41198/20]
  • 2020-12-01 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the regeneration plan, Project Carlow 2040: A Vision for Regeneration, launched recently by Carlow County Council and the local enterprise office and supported by local business groups in Carlow town; and if he will engage with and agree to meet local Deputies and business representatives remotely to discuss this vision for the town centre. [39826/20]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to expanding the commercial rates waiver to cover the first quarter of 2021 (details supplied). [38126/20]
  • 2020-10-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter in respect of a location (details supplied). [29731/20]
  • 2020-09-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding or public money is allocated to an organisation (details supplied); and if so, if a breakdown of same in each of the past five years will be provided. [22297/20]
  • 2020-05-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that tenants and prospective tenants who receive diagnoses which confer on them the right to the therapeutic treatment provided by an animals, such as emotional support animals or therapy pets, will be permitted, without prejudice, the right to rent properties, particularly where the tenant provides a letter outlining the needs of their patient and the impact which the animal has on the mental and general health of the person; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a tenant that may require such an animal could be a child or adult with autism or a person with a physical disability who relies on the animal completely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/20]
  • 2019-11-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there have been new affordable housing developments in County Kilkenny in the past ten years. [47574/19]
  • 2019-11-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are council-owned lands in County Kilkenny that could be identified as suitable for affordable housing. [47575/19]
  • 2019-11-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to roll out affordable housing in County Kilkenny in the next two years; and the details of the plans. [47576/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied) regarding the roll out of the national childcare service; the details of the discussions that have taken place with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on the issue; the reason private schools are exempt from rates and private early learning facilities are not; the steps he will take to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33850/19]
  • 2018-02-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and amount of water charge refunds paid to date; the plans of Irish Water for further repayments; the way in which unspent funds will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/18]
• Employment 27 questions

  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing six weeks of parental benefit which would be the same rate as maternity benefit but could be taken by either parent or shared between the two at the end of the period of maternity leave. [18223/20]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending adoptive benefit to male couples that are currently excluded due to a technicality in the legislation which only allows for the adoptive mother or sole male adopter to avail of it. [18224/20]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity, paternity and adoptive benefit by €10 per week. [18225/20]
  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending maternity benefit to 52 weeks. [18661/20]
  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount of additional revenue that would be generated if the 2.6% PRSI of classes B, C or D increased to 3% or a minimum of €315. [15614/20]
  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person cannot be dismissed from a job on the grounds that he or she is claiming the carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48907/19]
  • 2019-11-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which she seeks to ignore the Labour Relations Commission recommendation on pensions for community employment supervisors; her views on whether the introduction of auto enrolment has no bearing on the community employment workers recommendation; her further views on whether the State needs to take the direction of the Labour Court and provide the agreed pension; when an update will be provided to such workers on the outcome of the confidential talks taking place; when the talks will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47113/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will be reviewed regarding a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [44751/19]
  • 2019-09-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full combined cost of increasing maternity benefit by €20, €30, €40 and €50 per week, respectively, while extending maternity benefit by two, three, four, five and six weeks, respectively, based on most recent maternity leave uptake numbers in tabular form. [38017/19]
  • 2019-09-06 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in one year to roll out the hot meals programme to all children of State run primary schools which have cooking and kitchen facilities. [36946/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the back to school and footwear allowance by €50. [31664/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing funding to the school meals programme by 40%. [31679/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of ensuring that all DEIS schools have access to school meals programme. [31685/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the back to school allowance for clothing and footwear to pre-2011 levels. [31696/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing funding to the ability programme by 20%. [33885/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason after the consideration of the home caring period of a person (details supplied) the pension rate remained unchanged. [26206/19]
  • 2019-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in the medical review in social welfare cases such as carer’s allowance, domiciliary care allowance, invalidity pension and disability in which it is taking up to 26 weeks for the review to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24697/19]
  • 2019-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure a community funded bus service (details supplied) will not cease operation in September 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8915/19]
  • 2018-09-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that did not receive an automatic payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance and that had to reapply in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [35937/18]
  • 2018-09-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason those entitled to automatic payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance that may have to reapply are not informed of this prior to the release of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35938/18]
  • 2018-09-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of back to school clothing and footwear allowance payments made on the assigned date of issue; and the number of persons that received it after this date. [35939/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools participating in the school meals programme; and the number of children benefiting in this regard. [33326/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools participating in the school meals programme, by county, in tabular form. [33327/18]
  • 2018-07-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocation for the school meals programme. [31359/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the cost of education allowance to all recipients of the back to education allowance. [30347/18]
  • 2018-06-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €50 per child. [27523/18]
  • 2018-06-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing funding to the school meals programme by percentage rates (details supplied). [27524/18]
• Further and Higher Education 25 questions

  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a person (details supplied) is not in receipt of the full grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28306/24]
  • 2024-06-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied) in Kilkenny which is currently not accessible to one of its participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27408/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a SUSI application by person (details enclosed) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person (details supplied) is getting the maximum grant; if not, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14940/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person (details supplied) can avail of any further SUSI supports; if so, what assistance can be provided for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10331/24]
  • 2023-12-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the third level fees rebate will be made available for Irish students studying in Belfast; what supports are available to Irish students studying in the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53257/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost to increase the number of places on social workers’ graduate programmes by 25%; how many additional places this equates to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47263/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will support SETU’s bid for a new veterinary medicine school at its campus, given that there is only one veterinary school in the country presently, and given the proven track record SETU has in delivering land sciences education and related research in conjunction with regional stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47264/23]
  • 2023-10-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a third level student who is completely estranged from their parents, but has not reached the age of 23 years, can apply for support through a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene in the case of person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40205/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full- and first-year cost of increasing the number of social work courses provided by third level institutions by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%; and how many extra places this would add, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40211/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently in the Masters of Arts in Social Work at the Atlantic Technological University. [40248/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently in the Masters of Arts in Social Science (Social Work) and Professional Master of Social Work, at University College Dublin, in tabular form. [40250/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently in the Masters in Social Work, Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work and Bachelor in Social Studies at Trinity College Dublin, in tabular form. [40251/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently in the Masters in Social Work at the National University of Ireland Galway. [40252/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently in the Masters of Social Science Maynooth University. [40253/23]
  • 2022-05-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the decision by SUSI to not award a grant to a person (details supplied) to continue their studies at a third-level institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25064/22]
  • 2021-07-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that DCU has raised the cost of its post-primary teaching fees from €8,960 in 2020 to €9,700 for 2021-2022, which is having a huge impact on many students; the supports that are in place for students who find themselves in this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the soaring cost in obtaining a valid Solas Safepass card and the issue of accessing training which has led to a decline in workers holding this essential pass; if he will consider allowing highly qualified health and safety practitioners to deliver this essential training; and if he will further consider a change in the criteria to include them as certified trainers. [31089/21]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost associated with widening access to student assistance fund support for migrant, asylum seeker and undocumented students. [28557/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department requested all IT colleges to suspend the collection of rental income from businesses on their campuses during the public health emergency and while the campuses are closed. [13213/21]
  • 2021-02-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to deal with the high number of CAO applications. [7939/21]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the funding inequality that exists for graduate entry medical students (details supplied); and the supports in place to help students that find themselves in this position. [41708/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to overhaul the current SUSI grants system and investigate and implement a student loan system similar to the UK and Australia (details supplied). [41709/20]
• Environment 18 questions

  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons (details supplied) can avail of a grant for a new home heating system and outside insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29136/24]
  • 2024-06-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant available to retrofit and upgrade a home; if a grant was availed of before regarding one aspect of the insulation, where this leaves an applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27407/24]
  • 2024-05-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm how a person (details supplied) can claim their electricity account credit if they changed supplier and their previous supplier is refusing to pay credit from 2023, despite acknowledging they are due a repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20075/24]
  • 2024-03-06 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what financial supports a person can avail of if they are about to begin renovating an older rural property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10875/24]
  • 2023-12-06 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the smaller petrol stations and shops will be given a bigger grant for the deposit return scheme, as in the case of a person (details supplied). [54006/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an incorrect Eircode for a dwelling (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47250/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what options are available to customers of pre-pay energy companies to recoup the Government energy credits if they did not receive any of them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47265/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property owner (details supplied) will be able to avail of high-speed broadband. [22696/23]
  • 2023-03-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person (details supplied) is entitled to claim the Government energy credit payment. [11690/23]
  • 2023-03-07 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 12 May 2022, his plans for snap-net fishing on the River Suir in 2023 following its closure a number of years ago; and if his Department has sought engagement with fishermen in the area since it was suggested in May 2022. [11530/23]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the extraordinary delays with applications to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (details supplied); if he will ensure this work is carried out before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56666/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that he is taking to ensure that refuse companies do not continue to increase their costs for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/22]
  • 2022-05-25 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given or will be given to allowing pensioners to apply for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants when an adult child lives with them (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/22]
  • 2022-05-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans that are in place for high-speed broadband in the area of Moanamought, Callan, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22516/22]
  • 2021-10-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a property (details supplied) is scheduled to be connected to broadband by National Broadband Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/21]
  • 2021-09-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will take steps in order that two properties (details supplied) in Clonegal, County Carlow that are in the process of being renovated will be included and connected to the NBI. [42192/21]
  • 2021-02-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre optic broadband will be activated for Tinnahinch, County Carlow. [10244/21]
  • 2021-01-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national broadband roll-out will reach Cuffesgrange, County Kilkenny. [4602/21]
• Agriculture 15 questions

  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency supports he has provided farmers to increase access to fodder, given the bad weather conditions for farmers across the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16036/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the recent changes to the STAR rating/evaluations for the suckler carbon efficiency programme will adversely affect farmers of traditional Irish cattle breeds (hereford and angus); the reason ratings/evaluations were revised after the commencement of the scheme, leaving many farmers, who entered these contracts in good faith, in an increasingly untenable position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1028/24]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering purchasing woodlands (details supplied) in County Carlow to preserve them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18187/23]
  • 2023-03-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on what grounds a person’s (details supplied) horses were seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15348/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to farmers who applied through an agent, as was stipulated, to the ACRES scheme and who failed to qualify for this scheme will not be reimbursed the €100 fee that was required to apply for said scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/23]
  • 2022-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to a public inquiry involving all relevant stake holders regarding the issue on the farm of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61216/22]
  • 2022-10-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme payment to a person (details supplied). [48780/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a single farm payment to a person (details supplied). [46617/22]
  • 2022-05-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the fine for herd replacement for a person (details supplied) on the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21739/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that poultry sales have been stopped across the Republic of Ireland; when he foresees sales happening again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19898/22]
  • 2021-07-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department has taken to support the indigenous wool trade industry; his plans to improve the prices that farmers receive for their wool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39309/21]
  • 2021-07-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to include in the CAP Strategic Plan in order to redistribute funding to smaller and poorer family farms. [38175/21]
  • 2021-02-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when badger culling will be ended; and if he will publish the scientific and veterinary advice regarding same. [5384/21]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it will be ensured that agriculture students attending Teagasc colleges will be eligible for the same financial supports as other third level students. [41618/20]
  • 2018-10-23 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has had a departmental official assigned to their farm; the purpose of the placement of this official on their farm; and the reason they have been instructed to make the official aware of activity on the farmland prior to carrying out those activities. [43362/18]
• Public 14 questions

  • 2022-10-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons that visited Kilkenny Castle in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [48786/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual revenue raised by private businesses operating in OPW sites nationally for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [45460/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of private businesses operating in OPW sites nationally, by county for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [45461/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of 10-year contracts that were entered into by the OPW from 2013 to date for the operation of private businesses at OPW sites in tabular form. [45462/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of contracts of any duration entered into by the OPW from 2013 to date for the operation of private businesses at OPW sites in tabular form. [45463/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of private business contracts terminated by the OPW from 2019 to 2022 in tabular form. [45464/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of three-year licences entered into by the OPW from 2013 to date for the operation of private businesses at OPW sites in tabular form. [45465/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of licences terminated by the OPW from 2013 to date for the operation of private businesses at OPW sites in tabular form. [45466/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has ceased issuing long term contracts at their sites for the operation of private businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45467/22]
  • 2022-06-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Government will increase civil service pay rates considering the cost-of-living crisis and the impact that it is having on persons and their ability to travel to their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31426/22]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to employ an additional 50 social workers. [31656/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to recruit an additional ten administrative support staff for social workers. [31657/21]
  • 2018-01-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe to act on the issue of pay inequality following the conclusion of the pay review. [4413/18]
  • 2017-06-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the rates of pay for secretarial assistants employed by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas were last increased; his plans to review these rates in view of the large volume of constituency work secretarial assistants deal with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29709/17]
• Enterprise 13 questions

  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if early years and childcare providers are entitled to the second round of ICOB payments (details supplied). [24931/24]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation for the Corporate Enforcement Authority in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [27624/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE vacancies by job title at the Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 29 May 2023; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [27625/23]
  • 2022-11-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place for small businesses to support them with increasing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56482/22]
  • 2022-10-04 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place for businesses, such as a business (details supplied), that rely heavily on refrigeration; if he will ensure similar businesses can survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47879/22]
  • 2021-11-02 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Joint Labour Committee examination of the pay and working conditions of childcare professionals; and when he expects the steering group to publish its report. [48273/21]
  • 2021-09-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available to businesses that missed the deadline for the small business assistance scheme for COVID; and if he will consider allowing businesses to apply for this important grant after the closing date. [42191/21]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the start-up grant to include businesses that have a turnover of less than €50,000; and if he will consider a smaller threshold or second tier of funding to take into account businesses that would not reach this turnover threshold. [26180/21]
  • 2021-03-24 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the minimum turnover criteria for small to medium-sized businesses looking to avail of the small business assistance scheme (details supplied). [15324/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider removing the eligibility criteria for the Covid-19 business aid scheme that states a business must be in a rateable premises (details supplied). [12869/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if retail shops selling towels, pillows and other bedding only can continue to open as an essential service under level 5 restrictions; and if they fall under outlets selling products necessary for the essential upkeep and functioning of places of residence and businesses whether on a retail or wholesale basis. [1602/21]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if has considered additional grant aid support for the wet pub sector in counties Carlow and Kilkenny given the sector has been under enforced closure for nine months and has had to remain closed during its busiest period of the year. [44548/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional supports will be given to businesses in the restaurant and pub trade in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that have invested in outdoor seating and heaters in order to comply with the public health measures and ensure the utmost safety to patrons and customers. [44549/20]
• Tourism 12 questions

  • 2024-04-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the best contact and method for a GAA club to inquire about removing an historical charge against its facility by her Department. [16822/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is a delay in issuing sports capital grants applied for in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12753/24]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if targeted supports are provided to an organisation (details supplied) to enable affiliated clubs throughout the country to help parents with the cost of registering children for the upcoming 2023-2024 season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8729/23]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide clarity on the LPSS 2021: Strand II criteria; if a panto has to have a turnover of €100,000 in one year per annum, or over the period indicated in the guidelines of 2019 – 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62021/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider including traditional pubs in the cohort of businesses that can avail of the new outdoor grant for the hospitality sector. [21300/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the outdoor dining enhancement scheme will be available to businesses in rural parts of County Carlow that need to adjust their business to facilitate outdoor dining but are not located in urban centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21455/21]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation of State funding that adult female sporting organisations are in receipt of; the breakdown for 2019 and 2020; the funds allocated for 2021 in counties Carlow and Kilkenny by organisation; and the total allocation per county. [41191/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation of State funding that adult male sporting organisations are in receipt of; the breakdown for 2019 and 2020; the funds allocated for 2021 in counties Carlow and Kilkenny by organisation; and the total allocation per county. [41192/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation of State funding that juvenile female sporting organisations are in receipt of; the breakdown for 2019 and 2020; the funds allocated for 2021 in counties Carlow and Kilkenny by organisation; and the total allocation per county. [41193/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation of State funding that juvenile mixed sporting organisations are in receipt of; the breakdown for 2019 and 2020; the funds allocated for 2021 in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, by organisation; and the total allocation per county. [41194/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation of State funding that juvenile male sporting organisations are in receipt of; the breakdown for 2019 and 2020; the funds allocated for 2021 in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, by organisation; and the total allocation per county. [41195/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation of funding for county boards (details supplied); the breakdown in 2019 and 2020; and the funds allocated for 2021 in counties Carlow and Kilkenny per county. [41196/20]
• Foreign 10 questions

  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his officials in the foreign births registration section will liaise with the parents of a child (details supplied); if he will confirm receipt of the application which was sent in December 2023 through the Irish embassy in Beijing China; the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4242/24]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to explain the rationale in section 14 of a child passport renewal stating that a guardians/parents signature is not required when the child is married; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44681/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to the new Prime Minister of New Zealand. [5839/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to have a bilateral meeting with his Dutch counterpart. [5840/23]
  • 2023-01-19 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the foreign birth registration for a child (details supplied). [2472/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of full-time staff by grade working in the Passport Office as of 1 January 2022 and 22 November 2022, in tabular form. [59016/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the foreign birth registration for a child (details supplied). [46974/22]
  • 2022-05-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22512/22]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date a person (details supplied) can expect their passport from the passport office. [20144/21]
  • 2020-06-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [11031/20]
• Rural 9 questions

  • 2022-11-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current funding allocated to Tullow Road community centre; and when the centre can expect to receive Carlow County Council's matched funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57113/22]
  • 2022-06-14 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the person or body that can access the dormant accounts fund; if the school completion projects access this fund; the way in which they can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29366/22]
  • 2022-02-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 14 October 2021, if Carlow County Development Partnership has commissioned a report into the ongoing need for a domestic violence refuge in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9537/22]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to review existing community development programmes with a view in particular to review reopening the former RAPID programme (details supplied); her further plans to review the social inclusion activation programme in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26189/21]
  • 2021-05-18 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review the roll-out of the social inclusion community activation programme with a view to providing more funding to support the employment and engagement of community development officers that will work on the ground with local communities to help build their capacity, help improve the quality of life in these areas and identify opportunities for residents within these communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26190/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of lanes that have been resurfaced under the local improvement scheme in the north Kilkenny area in 2019 and 2020. [22842/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if properties in County Carlow were proposed for inclusion in the landmark rural regeneration projects funding programme; if so, the properties; the reason they were not selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21454/21]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding opportunities or ventures her Department is supporting to facilitate the roll-out of flexible working hubs in the towns of Carlow and Kilkenny. [41197/20]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the commitment has she given to Leader programme coordinators specifically on the funding shortfall that has been highlighted in regard to the finishing of the current Leader funding at the end of 2020 and the commencement of the new Leader funding programme at the beginning of 2023 (details supplied). [34607/20]
• Defence 6 questions

  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if serving members of the Defence Forces who have not received the Covid-19 vaccination are eligible for overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13994/24]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny, in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if each refurbishment works project is completed or ongoing at present, in tabular form. [38718/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if refurbishment works on block C at Stephen's Barracks, Kilkenny have commenced; the estimated timeframe for these works to be completed; and the estimated costs for this refurbishment. [27622/23]
  • 2023-02-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a sports facility (details supplied) in County Kilkenny can be reopened. [8999/23]
  • 2020-10-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Defence if the soldiers who were involved in the siege of Jadotville will be receiving medals of recognition; if so, when they expect can this; and if not, the rationale in this regard. [31628/20]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the small Army contingent currently serving in Mali, Africa, is not afforded any kind of stipend towards phone call credit to be used to contact families at home while away on duty (details supplied); and his views on whether it is unacceptable that those serving in Mali who are living in isolated locations without access to Internet and Skype should have to rely on family members to call their partners and fathers at their own expense, which is high in cost at international call charges. [41234/16]
• Public Expenditure 4 questions

  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to elaborate on his plans to discontinue the long-standing and well-established pay/pension parity link which retired members of An Garda Síochána share with their serving colleagues in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1041/24]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the establishment and operation of the national flood warning system; what plans there are for the system to go live and be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the purpose for which the old Garda station in Stoneyford will be used (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/23]
  • 2023-02-08 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021; and when this Bill will move to the next Stage. [5841/23]
• Communications 3 questions

  • 2020-06-30 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a bin fee waiver in view of Covid-19 in particular for households on low incomes (details supplied). [12997/20]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount Inland Fisheries Ireland receives from the Government every year; and if it allocates the moneys on a river by river basis. [25267/16]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members of the public who could already be under financial strain; and the companies employed by these Government bodies to administer these calls. [25268/16]
• Taoiseach 2 questions

  • 2024-02-21 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Taoiseach if he will include an examination of long Covid in the terms of reference for the Covid inquiry. [8326/24]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being unit within his Department. [20134/23]
• Business 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there will be specific guidelines issued to various sectors regarding the way in which they can manage social distancing, for example, in the gym sector; and if there will be clear guidelines for the way in which they should reopen. [8621/20]
  • 2019-02-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated cost in 2019 if the budget for Science Foundation Ireland increased by 8%. [5450/19]
• Culture 2 questions

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a decision to not shoot wood pigeon in 2020 has been made; and if so, the way in which the decision was arrived at. [8474/20]
  • 2019-02-05 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to meet with the chairperson and CEO of the National Concert Hall in the immediate future. [5451/19]
• Climate 1 question

  • 2020-09-22 Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the status of correspondence from this Deputy to him (details supplied). [24746/20]