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Kilkenny TD demands answers for Mother and Baby Homes abuse victims

By Kilkenny Now 27th October 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has written to the Data Protection Commissioner to ask if the Government has broken Irish and European law by voting to “seal” the records of victims who suffered abuse in Mother and Baby homes. Deputy Funchion (pictured below), who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for children, said: “I have written to the […]

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‘Their stories must be heard’ – Kilkenny TD slams ‘disgraceful’ treatment of abuse survivors

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD has urged the Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman “to respect survivors’ wishes” and ensure the Mother and Baby Homes records are not sealed for 30 years. Deputy Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on children, said ahead of a Dáil debate today: “The way that this Government has attempted to rush through the

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Childcare left behind in €17.75bn Budget – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Budget 2021 was “a missed opportunity” to refrom the childcare sector, a Kilkenny TD said today. Despite the record almost €18 billion Budget measures, Deputy Kathleen Funchion said she was “shocked and disappointed” that it failed to address what she described as “chronic under investment in the childcare sector”. The Kilkenny TD, who

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Kilkenny TD unveils plans to ‘fix our broken childcare sector’

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD has unveiled her plans to tackle the crisis in our childcare sector. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on children and disability, launched childcare proposals she said will cut the cost for parents by two thirds, ensure childcare workers receive a living wage, and keep creche doors open. Her key […]

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‘Parents feel let down’ – Kilkenny TD unveils campaign to cut cripping childcare costs

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD today launched a new campaign to lower childcare fees. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin’s frontbench spokesperson on children, has put out a call to parents to fill out her online survey and email their childcare stories, which she will collate in a dossier and present to the Government in a bid to […]

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‘Autistic people have waiting long enough’ – Kilkenny TD calls for new Dáil committee

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 Post a comment

A Kilkenny TD has slammed the Government over its “ongoing failure” to establish an Oireachtas committee on autism. Deputy Kathleen Funchion has called on the Government to ensure the committee is established as a priority “to ensure autistic people’s rights and entitlements are protected”. The local Sinn Féin TD added: “Autistic people have waited

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‘Deeply frustrating’ – Kilkenny TD slams Government’s failure to ratify international convention on child abuse

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2020 0

The Government is failing in its duty to protect victims by signing up to the Lanzorote convention on preventing child abuse, a Kilkenny TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Funchion spoke out after Armenia formally ratified the agreement, meaning Ireland is now the only Council of Europe member state that has yet to ratify it. The […]

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Kilkenny TD lands prestigious role as chair of new Oireachtas Committee

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2020 0

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Flunchion has been appointed as the new chair of the Oireachtas Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Committee. Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald welcomed the local poll-topper’s appointment, pointing out that it’s the first time the party “has held this important role”. Ms McDonald added: “Kathleen brings an

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SPONSORED: TD calls for Educate Together school in Kilkenny to combat chronic shortage of places

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 2

A local TD is calling for the establishment of an Educate Together school in Kilkenny to help alleviate the chronic shortage of places for students in the city. Deputy Kathleen Funchion spoke out after she was contacted by several concerned local parents who are unable to secure a school place for their children. The Carlow-Kilkenny […]