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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to meet with organisations (details supplied) to discuss their concerns regarding the operation of children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25903/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 614. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the number of senior therapy staff within Children's Disability Network Teams to enable an increase in the number of student placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he is taking to resolve the concerns highlighted in a report (details supplied), which identified significant concerns about the environmental accessibility of Irish prisons for people with disabilities, with some individuals being unable to leave their cells or wings for large portions of their prison stay and,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister outline the actions he has taken to resolve the concerns highlighted in the report, Making Rights Real for People with Disabilities in Prison, by the Irish Penal Reform Trust?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The report, which was published in 2020, identified significant concerns about the environmental accessibility of Irish prisons. Some individuals were unable to leave their cells or their wings for large portions of their prison stay and had limited access to education, employment and recreational activities. The report makes a number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Training for all staff is also very important so that they have a better understanding of the need not to discipline prisoners for behaviours related to their disability. Solitary confinement for anyone with a disability should be prohibited. It is also recommended that the service would provide quiet cells for those with sensory issues. The Irish Prison Service is doing an excellent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is great to meet everyone again. I congratulate them once more on the “Prime Time” programme some weeks ago. It was very powerful, as were their statements here. The more we hear from people with disabilities, the better. We do that all the time at this committee where we hear about all the different issues, but we need to continue to hear them until change is brought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: No problem. I wish our guests a good afternoon and thank Mr. Hynes for his opening statement. I want to refer to a particular matter. Maybe Mr. Hynes could provide clarification in respect of it. He stated, "Since the Good Friday Agreement strikes the fine balance between the aspirations for unity and union through a complex matrix of compromises, simple and unilateral solutions will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: That is why we need to prepare and have the conversations. As we often say in this committee, many people on the ground in civic society are already having those conversations and perhaps we need to progress that at a higher level and a political level so that we prepare and look for what a new Ireland that will treat everybody equally will look like. The more we talk about it and the more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the long waiting time for citizenship applications to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25309/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to increase the funding for social farming, given the benefits that are felt by people with psychosocial issues, people with disabilities, young people not in employment, education or training, people recovering from substance misuse and refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to develop social farming in order that an employment programme can be offered as well as a pre-employment programme, so that participants can receive payment, as well as the farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25308/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: A few days ago, the Taoiseach made a comment about my party's policies where he used a term "slow learners". I do not care what the Taoiseach thinks about my party policies. In fact, I would be worried and wondering where we were going wrong if he agreed with them. However, I care about the choice of words because he has caused deep upset to disabled people, especially those with...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the topic of autism and disability assessments and supports today. I thank the Labour Party for bringing this motion forward. All 91 children's disability network teams, CDNTs, are up and running since 2021. The establishment of these teams was part of the reconfiguration of children's disability services and the aim was to ensure fairer access and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Minister of State and her team. I echo what other speakers have said about CAMHS. The frustration I am hearing expressed by families regarding situations where children are sent to a service, and they may have been referred by a CDNT, only to be refused admission and sent back to the CDNT. These children are falling between two stools. The Minister of State spoke about this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I was informed that the mental health team in the adult unit said this person should not be there and they are inappropriately placed there. They have actually said this. The problem is they will not allow this person to go home even though it is their and their family’s wish. They are insisting that a service be provided that is not there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Okay. I thank Dr. Niazi and the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish the Minister a good afternoon. On the summer provision, she indicated that if a school in an area where there is a demand for summer provision is not providing that, an organisation other than a school can do so. Are supports being given to that organisation? It would be quite difficult if it is a charitable organisation, a parent's group or whatever. A point that some parents made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: If an organisation or majority in an area wants to run it, can they use a school? Will a school be made available in an area? It does not necessarily have to be a special school. Can any school be used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Or the premises.