Kathleen Funchion (born 22 April 1981) is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency since the 2016 general election. She was appointed Chair of the Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration in September 2020. She previously served as Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement from 2016 to 2020. She is the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Children, Disabilities, Integration and Equality. In the

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, she served Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. In the 33rd Dáil, she was appointed Chair of the Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration. She was a member of Kilkenny Borough Council from 2009 to 2014 and

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from 2014 to 2016, after her election to the Dáil. Prior to her election, she worked with the

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trade union. She was married to David Cullinane who is the Sinn Féin TD for

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Kathleen Funchion's page on the Sinn Féin website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Funchion Kathleen Living people 1981 births Local councillors in County Kilkenny Members of the 32nd Dáil Sinn Féin TDs (post-1923) Spouses of Irish politicians People from Kilkenny (city) Alumni of the American College Dublin Members of the 33rd Dáil 21st-century women Teachtaí Dála

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