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‘People deserve the right to retire on full pension at 65’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2021 0

A local TD is fighting to restore the right to retire at 65. Deputy Kathleen Funchion has called on all TDs to back her party’s motion to restore the right to retire at 65, which will come before the Dáil next week after being debated in Leinster House yesterday. The Carlow-Kilkenny TD said people who […]

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‘Appalled and disgusted’ – Kilkenny TD says Mother and Baby Homes report must be scrapped

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2021 0

A local TD has said the controversial Mother and Baby Homes report cannot stand and must be rejected. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, who is chair of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee, said members of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission have treated survivors with ‘absolute contempt’ following their refusal to appear before the Oireachtas. The

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‘This must not be allowed to happen’ – Kilkenny TD slams plans to overhaul Local Employment Services

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2021 0

Employment services in Kilkenny must be kept as community based enterprises, a local TD insists. Carlow-Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has urged the Government to remove the profit-focused approach for the new Local Employment Services (LES) and return to focusing on individual needs. Deputy Funchion spoke out as it emerged the Government is seeking tenders from […]

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‘Vulnerable children’ hit hardest by pandemic – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 5th June 2021 0

A local TD has welcomed a report which shows children and young people in disadvantaged areas have been disproportionality impacted by Covid-19. Deputy Kathleen Funchion was speaking following the publication of data by the Irish Youth Foundation which reveals children and young people in the Traveller, Roma and migrant communities have been more affected by […]

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Kilkenny TD calls on Mother and Baby Homes commissioners to ‘urgently’ appear before Dáil committee she heads up

By Kilkenny Now 3rd June 2021 0

A Carlow-Kilkenny TD has called on the Mother and Baby Homes commissioners to “urgently” appear before the Oireachtas Children’s Committee. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, who heads up the Dáil committee, spoke out after it emerged one of the commissioners who headed up the inquiry, Professor Mary Daly, took part in a Oxford University discussion about the […]

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‘Time to end insurance rip-off and reduce premiums’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2021 0

A local TD is calling for support for new legislation that would force insurers to pass savings onto customers. Carlow-Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion and her Sinn Féin party colleagues have drafted legislation that would require the insurance industry to provide information to the Central Bank about claims. If passed, the legislation would bring about a […]

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Kilkenny TD urges Government to extend pandemic payments

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2021 0

A local TD has urged the Government not to abandon workers in need of continuing pandemic income supports. Carlow-Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has called on the colaition to ensure the Short-Time Work Support (STWS) payment is extended for workers in industries still unable to reopen fully due to ongoing public health restrictions. The Pandemic Unemployment […]

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Kilkenny TD calls for urgent action over ‘shocking’ Traveller living conditions

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2021 0

A local TD has called for urgent action needed to address the “shocking living conditions” for children and families in the Traveller community. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on children, called on the Government to address “as a matter of urgency” the findings of a report by the Children’s Ombudsman into Travellers’ living

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Birth right: Call to end partner restrictions at Kilkenny maternity ward

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2021 0

A local TD has urged St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny to end its policy preventing partners of expectant mothers attend appointments with them. Carlow Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion called on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to intervene and immediately end maternity restrictions at St Luke’s for expectant women and their partners. Restrictions remain at St […]

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Kilkenny TD urges HSE to open its eyes to problem of huge waiting lists for visually imapired children

By Kilkenny Now 10th May 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD is calling for greater rights and supports for blind and visually impaired young people. Deputy Kathleen Funchion spoke out after it emerged that the Health Service Executive (HSE) does not collect national on those aged 18 years or younger that are blind or vision impaired. The Sinn Féin children’s spokesperson called on […]