Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Kathleen Funchion

1190. 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]

Disability Services

Kathleen Funchion

307. 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]

General Practitioner Services

Kathleen Funchion

431. 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]

Housing Schemes

Kathleen Funchion

27. 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]

Driver Test

Kathleen Funchion

161. 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]

Employment Schemes

Kathleen Funchion

543. 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]

Third Level Education

Kathleen Funchion

801. 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]

Child and Family Agency

Kathleen Funchion

77. 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]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

82. 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]

Mother and Baby Homes

Kathleen Funchion

110. 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]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

119. 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]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Kathleen Funchion

140. 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]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

106. 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]

Tax Reliefs

Kathleen Funchion

139. 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]

School Transport

Kathleen Funchion

214. 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]

EU Funding

Kathleen Funchion

306. 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]

Healthcare Policy

Kathleen Funchion

504. 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]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Kathleen Funchion

24. 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]

Driver Test

Kathleen Funchion

190. 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]

Childcare Services

Kathleen Funchion

488. 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]