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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: About half the population of County Cavan, more than 35,000 people, live in and around Cavan town and its environs. The area has a deprivation index of disadvantage. Within that, however, are areas that are designated as being very disadvantaged with a high lone parent ratio, age dependency, very high unemployment and very low levels of educational attainment. There is an urgent need to...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: I support this legislation and I commend the Regional Group on bringing it forward. It is important that we see the development and implementation of a cross-departmental and multi-agency autism spectrum disorder strategy. I support this motion in its entirety, but perhaps some of the language used may be outdated. It may not reflect where we are now in respect of understanding autism and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: I am not talking about somebody who gets into their car, drives across the Border and buys a few bags of coal. Nobody is concerned about that. That cross-Border trade has happened over the years. We are talking about advertisements, mainly on social media, inviting people to ring a number, pay online and get even tonnes of fuel delivered to their door on a pallet. No carbon tax or VAT is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: I have been in discussion with fuel merchants in my constituency and beyond who are being adversely affected by fuel smuggling from the North. The fuel merchants I have spoken to employ people. They pay PRSI and their taxes, including carbon tax and VAT. They also enforce the smokeless fuel laws. However, they cannot compete with the selling of smoky fuel from the North, mainly due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 129. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 809 of 28 September 2021, if, considering that a high volume of breast cancer cases are oestrogen-driven and many women experience hormonal changes from the age of 40 onwards, he has considered extending breast check screening to all women from 40 years of age to 69 years of age and introducing ultrasound screening for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the appointment of a permanent doctor to the general practitioner practice in Swanlinbar, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 289. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will instruct his Department to extend the deadline for the town hall consultation meetings for stakeholders in relation to mineral exploration and mining here beyond 22 October 2021 to facilitate an open and in-person consultation that will not disenfranchise rural communities that have restricted access to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that was allocated to each local authority in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the level of funding that was allocated specifically to each local authority housing section in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will begin an immediate consultation process to formulate the policy for Irish in the education system from preschool to third-level and immediately stop the introduction of new specifications for the leaving certificate and all other consultations relating to the Irish language until this policy is formulated; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 640. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) in regard to consideration for the inclusion of his or her daughter in the Irish refugee protection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51220/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 824. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has considered to increase capacity at Cavan General Hospital to deal with likely emergency department overflows in winter 2021 to ensure that both scheduled and unscheduled care can take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (14 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 237. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will increase the level of funding to the transitional Leader programme to ensure its continuity until the new programme is commenced in 2023 given the high demand under the transitional programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50194/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (14 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 238. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if prior to the commencement of the new round of the Leader programme in 2023, she will review the programme guidelines to introduce a tiered system that makes it less bureaucratic for those seeking small levels of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50196/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: From Accessibility to Universal Design: Discussion (14 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I welcome all the witnesses here today and thank them for sharing their experiences with us. I congratulate Ms Smith and Changing Places Ireland on the work done to raise awareness of this issue. During Covid, when many public toilets were closed, we all experienced a bit of what Ms Smith experiences daily. Anytime we went out, even to do the shopping, we...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: There has been a systemic culture of discrimination against disabled people in the State. We all have responsibilities and obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, and this is the case for the Government in particular, to ensure disabled people are not discriminated against in their lives and that sufficient resources are made available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the income criteria for the SUSI grant with a view to removing the income of students who defer a year to work and save for college, work part-time or during their holiday periods and not consider this as reckonable income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49176/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall in phycologists which is preventing the HSE from progressing the recruitment of staff for their children’s disability network teams; if he will raise this issue with the Higher Education Authority with a view to expanding the number of places available in this subject area in third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (12 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Ireland’s share of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, which is approximately €1 billion, will be targeted at the Border region in which Brexit has hit hardest. [46654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Appointments (12 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 216. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to make an official visit to Singapore before the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49469/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacant promotions positions waiting to be filled in the Defence Forces as of 4 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49473/21]