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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1297. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the all-in fully burdened salary costs of employing a basic staff grade physiotherapist, a staff grade speech and language therapist, a staff grade occupational therapist and a staff grade psychologist, respectively, for children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1298. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the starting salary cost of employing a senior staff grade physiotherapist, a staff grade speech and language therapist, a staff grade occupational therapist and a staff grade psychologist, respectively, for children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17904/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1299. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the all-in fully burdened salary costs of employing a senior staff grade physiotherapist, a staff grade speech and language therapist, a staff grade occupational therapist and a staff grade psychologist, respectively, for children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1300. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the starting salary cost of employing a clinical specialist in the area of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology, respectively, for children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17906/23]

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

Pauline Tully: 1306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing 1,200, 1,450 and 1,700 additional day service places for school leavers and graduates of rehabilitative training, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17912/23]

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

Pauline Tully: 1307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current cost, including staff and operating cost, of providing 1,200, 1,450 and 1,700 additional day service places for school leavers and graduates of rehabilitative training, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1481. To ask the Minister for Health if speech and language therapists, on registration with CORU, who received their training outside of the State but are missing components required by CORU, such as dysphagia, can be recruited to practice while undergoing in service training on the components they are missing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1482. To ask the Minister for Health the average timeframe wheelchair users are waiting to receive their first wheelchair from application to handover; the average timeframe wheelchair users are waiting for a replacement wheelchair from application to handover; the average cost of replacing a wheelchair; the funding that was allocated for the replacement of wheelchairs over the past five...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1483. To ask the Minister for Health the average processing period for the recognition of qualifications by CORU of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists who were trained and qualified in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16866/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to having the health technology assessment by HIQA into the addition of spinal muscular atrophy to the national new-born bloodspot screening programme or heelprick test completed in time for its consideration by the National Screening Advisory Committee at its September meeting, which coincides with new-born screening month; if there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1512. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the response from An Tánaiste on 23 March 2023 in relation to the use of the National Treatment Purchase Fund for those seeking an assessment of need, where he stated that while “[p]redominantly, it has been used for inpatient acute treatment... the Minister has indicated in the past that it can be used for disabilities... and also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1602. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 22 June 2022, if the further steps (details supplied) have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17444/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 32. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in payments to those providing accommodation for asylum seekers; his plans to ensure that these payments going forward are made in a prompt manner to ensure that these providers do not decide to remove the provision of their accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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

Pauline Tully: 52. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that funding was not put in place to retain a respite centre (details supplied), as currently there is no provision of separate respite for children and adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken, in conjunction with the HSE and the Higher Education Authority, to identify capacity gaps within children's disability network teams and provide additional places on third-level courses to fill these gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which a school may refuse a student the right to repeat a year at primary school level; who makes this decision; what form of appeal exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15995/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process for school bus contracts for extracurricular activities such as sports matches, swimming lessons or day trips considers the distance a company has to travel to and from a school; how this fits in with reaching Ireland's climate action targets; if she will review the procurement process for school bus contracts with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their opening statements. We are all aware we are in the middle of a climate emergency and that significant action has to be taken to reduce our emissions and reach our national targets. Many of the things that are done may be well intentioned but they are obviously sometimes not cognisant of a significant proportion of our population who identify...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: We must also make sure the consultation is accessible because sometimes it is not, or Irish Sign Language, ISL, interpreters are not able to access it. There are different issues whereby DPOs are not funded. We should bear that in mind as well.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the application process for emergency needs’ payments for those seeking assistance with a deposit and first month’s rent to enable her Department to issue a letter of pre-approval to applicants which can be used to reassure landlords and assist them in securing a tenancy; and if...