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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 437. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of speech and language therapists within children’s disability services in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 438. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of physiotherapists within children’s disability services in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10802/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 439. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of psychologists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of occupational therapists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of social workers within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10805/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 442. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of nurses specialising in intellectual disability within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 443. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of psychiatrists within Children’s Disability Services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 444. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of orthotists and prosthetists within Children’s Disability Services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10808/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 445. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of clinical nutritionists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10809/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of public health nurses within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10810/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of community resource workers within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10811/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the staff turnover of audiologists within children’s disability services in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10812/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees working within children’s disability network teams in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10813/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 450. To ask the Minister for Health if staff working within children’s disability network teams are currently given the opportunity to work additional hours for additional pay on a voluntary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10814/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome both witnesses and thank them for coming here to present to us. The presentation was excellent. In recent weeks and months we have had different witnesses coming to present to us, and a couple of common themes are emerging, especially in terms of education and employment. The lack of training for personnel is one theme. Do the witnesses believe more staff need training in how to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: We can take up the need to update them with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The national access target plan is 8%. Is that high enough? According to Ahead figures, it has been higher than that. What could be done to encourage more disabled students to take up positions in third level? I am aware of many students with disabilities,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: A regular review of assessments of need is required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: That needs to happen in the school and college.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: The point about part-time learning was raised last week by a student who has various illnesses and experiences chronic pain and could not do a full-time course because there was no option to do it part-time over a longer period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: Parents tell us they have to continually fight for supports for their children, beginning when they are small and right through. As Mr. Brennan said, those supports should be available to encourage more people with disabilities to pursue further education. The supports have to be made easily available so that people do not have to fight for something they need. Going to third level is...