Results 2,841-2,860 of 3,876 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the mobility allowance in each year since the scheme ended in 2013, in tabular form; the cost each year to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the motorised transport grant in each year since the scheme ended in 2013; the cost each year to the Exchequer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13033/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 699. To ask the Minister for Health the findings of the review group chaired by a person (details supplied) which was set up to seek up an alternative method for ensuring that the needs of persons affected by the discontinuance of both the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes can be provided for in a manner that does not run counter to the Equal Status Acts; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 700. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reintroducing and expanding both the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes in a manner which complies with the Equal Status Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13035/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons who would be eligible for the mobility allowance if it were reintroduced in a manner which complies with the Equal Status Acts; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reintroducing the mobility allowance in a manner which complies with the Equal Status Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13036/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons who would be eligible for the motorised transport grant if it were reintroduced in a manner which complies with the Equal Status Acts; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reintroducing the motorised transport grant in a manner which complies with the Equal Status Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13037/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Carrickmacross to Ardee and the Clontibret to the Border road schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the Building Regulations, 2010, Part M (Access and Use) to ensure higher wheelchair accessibility standards in new houses and apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the reduction in funding for the community involvement scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the Regional and Local Road Allocations 2022; the reason there was no former national roads funding for County Cavan in the Regional and Local Road Allocations 2022; the reason there was no active travel funding for County...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials and thank her for her presentation. I wish to raise a couple of issues in respect of the progressing disability model. While I acknowledge it is not under the remit of the Minister of State, it affects schools in that there has been a withdrawal of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists from special...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: I asked about the expulsion and diagnosis as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: Unfortunately, children are not getting a diagnosis through this new progressing disability model-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte asked the HSE to pause the withdrawal of services from special schools, but the information I am getting is that it was not paused and services were withdrawn. There may be some small interaction with school staff, but the interaction with students is finished. That is a concern. The therapists are linking in with the school but not on-site.

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: I commend my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, on the work he is doing to highlight the dreadful situation whereby more than 1.3 million people are on waiting lists for some sort of health service. These people are waiting not for months but for years. I am inundated with queries from parents of children with disabilities or additional needs who are looking for assessment of needs or early...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 10 February 2022, if he will detail the 246 IDA investments that were won in 2020 by each county in tabular form; if he will detail the 249 IDA investments that were won in 2021 in each county in tabular form; if he will list the current recognised industry clusters in county in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider introducing mandatory identification checking and recording in the scrap industry in view of the spate of cable thefts here in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10944/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will reconsider the removal of the exemption for burning green waste and open a consultation with farmers and their representative organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10947/22]