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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Ms Purtill mentioned that there are a number of projects around autism that the council has undertaken in Limerick and it has sought advice from organisations that represent or advocate for people with autism. Is she aware if the council has many autistic employees, that is, those who have self-identified as autistic? I am positive that the council has many employees who are autistic but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Absolutely. I thank Dr. Matthews and Ms Matthews. Organisations like theirs are creating awareness on a constant basis. I find I am always learning. I am learning a lot on this committee and I am learning a lot from engagement with autistic people on a regular basis. Society is learning as well, but there is a long way to go. I recently had a meeting with EmployAbility in my local town....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is welcome that there will be autistic people involved in the projects. That is what the UNCRPD is about. It is about inclusion, acceptance and autistic people making decisions for themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the National Transport Authority have fulfilled their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRPD) to prioritise disabled persons organisations in any consultations they are holding; if he is further satisfied that the NTA consulted in a meaningful way with DPOs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rights of the Child (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to publish rights-based guidance on restraint and the elimination of seclusion that will protect children and young people from harm and comply with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with disabilities (UNCRPD); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date the Leaving Certificate results for 2023 will be issued to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the data that was collected in regard to the recently introduced approach to completing the report on educational needs in schools which was conducted with a number of schools around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues that are open to a parent whose child has undergone a report on educational needs but is unsatisfied with the report findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the NCSE define 'appropriately qualified' in relation to a person nominated to carry out a report on the educational needs of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional administrative resources have been made available to schools to undertake reports on educational needs or if this task will be added to the work of teachers, special educational teachers or special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress of development works including an ASA scheme and a SWS 2020 scheme at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16329/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 765. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16898/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 775. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that was made available to each local authority for the homeless HAP place finder service; when funding was made available to local authorities for the homeless HAP place finder service; if all local authority areas have a homeless HAP place finder service available; if a local authority does not currently have a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 868. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will detail her Department's eligibility criteria for assessing a child with a neurodivergent condition whose parents have applied for domiciliary care allowance; her Department's eligibility criteria for assessing a person with a neurodivergent condition who has applied for disability allowance; her Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 869. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will detail her Department's eligibility criteria for assessing a child with a psychosocial condition whose parents have applied for domiciliary care allowance; her Department's eligibility criteria for assessing a person with a psychosocial condition who has applied for disability allowance; her Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the recent RSM Ireland review of the free school meals programme with the rapid rise in the cost of electricity, fuel and food; her plans to increase the maximum rate of payment per child per day for the free school meals programme from the current rates of breakfast/snack €0.60, lunch €1.40, dinner...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1179. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth considering that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 is now enacted and the Decision Support Service is to become operational on 26 April 2023, the timeframe for the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD; if there are any further issues that are holding up ratification of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1206. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 7 March 2023, if an informal offer or discussions have taken place in relation to the use of the property (details supplied) to provide accommodation for migrants, asylum seekers or refugees from any country outside of the European Union; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress his Department has made on ending direct provision and establishing a new international protection support service; if he will share with this Deputy the findings of the review conducted by his Department of a White Paper to end direct provision and to establish a new...