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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase funding to Uisce Éireann for the upgrade of wastewater treatment plants that are currently preventing progress on housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23661/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I have been informed by parents in Cavan in recent days that the only speech and language therapist employed in the children's disability network team is leaving within a few weeks, which means there will be no speech and language therapist there. The management is actively trying to recruit a therapist but it is having serious issues and problems. I know it is a countrywide problem and is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the fact that it is going to be published in a few weeks, and I sincerely hope that timeline is adhered to because we are a year past the expected date of publication. I hope the plan will see the lack of co-ordination which has existed between housing and other supports being addressed as well. Providing housing is one thing but unless one provides the personal assistance...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The consultation that led to the new National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 was inclusive and was welcomed positively across the board by disabled people and their representative organisations. It raised hopes and expectations for civil society organisations and their members. More than a year later, however, the housing strategy implementation plan initially expected in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Good morning. I thank all of the witnesses for the presentations. I am the spokesperson on disability for Sinn Féin. I am not a member of this committee but I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. Every week I hear from people sharing their lived experience. A lot of the issues being raised here today I have heard from those witnesses as well. I am a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: They need support. They make a yearly return rather than that being looked at on a weekly or monthly basis. If they lose their payment, it takes ages for the payment to be restored and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The issue of self-employment has been raised. Reference was made to entrepreneurs and supports. An issue regularly raised with me is that employers who employ a disabled person can access the wage subsidy scheme but it cannot be accessed by those who are self-employed. Could that easily be changed? Ms McDonagh referred to the access to work scheme in the UK. Are there supports for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Employment is not just about getting people into jobs; it is how to get them there and support them. Reference was made to the fact that only 6% of the cohort use public transport. There have been no personal transport support schemes since 2013. Those who were in receipt of those prior to 2013 continued to receive them but since then there is only the disabled drivers and the disabled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish Mr. Harris a good morning and thank him for his presentation. As always, he focuses us on what we should be doing, on what the issues are and on what is important as we come to preparing our report. I hope the committee, in its meetings over the year, has helped to create awareness, and more than that I hope it has given autistic people a chance to air their concerns and talk about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Both, okay, and there are none here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I presume what they do in the UK could be easily and simply applied here as well, as well as the assessment they use there. It seems very strange that is not being done. A number of people have talked about the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, and the failures. Mr. Harris has referenced some of the workplace planning and the issues around keeping staff. Is it the best model, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Even though I have dealt with planners for years in the local authorities, I am not completely sure what qualifications planners have. Has there been a change of focus in the qualification to take into account issues of accessibility for disabled and autistic people? I am sure there are many planners who are also autistic. It brings to mind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Are we losing them to other countries like we are in so many professions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The National Disability Authority indicated that it provides independent and evidence-informed advice to Government. Is this advice accepted, or is there an improved acceptance from Departments? I ask that because I often find, with some Departments, that they almost say disability is an issue for the Minister and Department it falls under whereas it is not. It is across the board. Every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I know Dr. Craddock said his organisation monitors the percentage of disabled people employed in the public sector. Does that include autistic people or is there any kind of indication? I think 85% of autistic people are either underemployed or unemployed. Does Dr. Craddock have figures on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Maybe afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Mr. Harris mentioned national guidelines on assessment in the UK. To clarify, are they for adults or for children or for both?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all children attending a special school will be facilitated on the school-based summer programme 2023, if this is their choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the number of students who currently do not have access to an appropriate school placement for this September in either a mainstream school, a special class or a special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22625/23]