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Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: Two recent reports by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland into loyalist murders and attempted murders in the north west between 1989 and 1994 and south Belfast between 1990 and 1998 shed light on the activities of British state agents and their involvement in and connection to numerous murders and attempted murders. These are just the latest reports setting out the nature of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to raise the situation of the undocumented Irish with the new administration in the United States of America since it came to power; if he will consider appointing an Irish Government representative focussed on dealing with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10290/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to the immediate establishment of an expert review group prior to forthcoming review of the SNA contract to examine the minimum essential qualification for a special needs assistant and issue recommendations; if she will subsequently commit to implementing the expert group recommendations; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost to the State if the stipend for artists and culture workers recently introduced under the basic income programme for artists and culture workers was disregarded from the means test for disability allowance and carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10262/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider disregarding the stipend for artists and culture workers recently introduced under the basic income programme for artists and culture workers from the means test for disability allowance and carer’s allowance given the additional cost of disability highlighted in a report (details supplied); and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take into consideration the information supplied by a person (details supplied) and review the decision to remove their disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10303/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the methods of payment open to persons receiving a disability payment through her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10353/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if a panel has been set up to examine the categories of workers to receive the Covid-19 frontline bonus payment; and the way in which submissions can be made to this panel. [9903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders who have been mistakenly billed for a private medical procedure in each of the past five years; the number of medical card holders who were reimbursed after paying for a procedure that was mistakenly billed to them as a private procedure in each of the past five years in tabular form; the actions he is taking to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the newly established Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group who have a lived experience of disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a respite centre (details supplied) in Listowel has been closed; the timeframe for when this service will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of personal budgets for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/22]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: On the reference to people with experience of advocacy, is that to state that people with lived experience can be on the board?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: The Minister of State is probably aware of the ongoing difference of opinion regarding what a disabled persons organisation, DPO, is. It would be important to have a register of DPOs and that the DPOs be the ones consulted, rather than the service providers.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: It does.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: On that last question and on primary care services, at the moment under the progressing disability services, PDS, model, some children are being deemed less complex and as having less complex needs than others and are being referred to primary care. How is the division within primary care made? Obviously, it deals with a wide range of different health related issues as well as-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: Would the budget clear cut-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: I agree with the Minister of State that universal design is very important. Part M of the building regulations needs to be reviewed. All houses should be designed so they are suitable for anyone because as people get older, their mobility-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: That is right. We are spending a lot of money on adaptation grants and moving people from one property to another. It is not just our houses; our whole environment needs to be universally designed, including transport links. The biggest obstacle to housing for disabled people is the lack of consultation with the health authorities to provide whatever those people need to support them to...