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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 1357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider altering the National Treatment Purchase Fund to remove the onus on patients availing of this scheme from having to pay up front for the cost before claiming this back and instead allow payment to come directly from the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13127/23]

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I acknowledge my co-proposer, Deputy Guirke, and Deputies Andrews, Collins and Ó Ríordáin for speaking in support of this Bill. I am disappointed the Minister of State has proposed an amendment to delay the Bill for 12 months. Children with additional needs have waited long enough. They have waited for almost 20 years for these supports which were promised under the EPSEN...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." According to census 2016, the level of education completed by disabled people was substantially lower than that of non-disabled people. It reports that 13.7% of disabled persons aged 15 to 50 have completed no higher than primary-level education compared with 4.2% of the general population. As we can see from this statistic, many...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: The Minister of State outlined that a public consultation had been held in 2020 and that it had been difficult to find consensus on a common education pathway and standards for entry into the profession. What I and many others want to know is why it has taken so long to hold that consultation. CORU, as he noted, was set up in 2005 and it has been almost six years since the Psychologists...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Many of us watched the RTÉ programme that was screened on Monday night on the fact that psychology services in Ireland are not regulated. No State regulations exist, so anyone can set themselves up with fake documentation and claim to be a psychologist. The programme showed that this could be done very easily. We know of at least one person who did this. This is very concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the production of agricultural hemp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost associated with complying with new TB regulations; his intention as to how this cost be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase funding for local authorities in the upcoming budget to increase staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11929/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the eviction ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11928/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Good morning to all our witnesses. I wish them a belated happy International Women's Day. I will put my first question to Ms Coates. What supports did she find useful in helping her to become a self-advocate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I have a similar question for Ms Gjecaj. What supports did she find useful on her journey to being a self-advocate that helped her, such as in education and so forth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Okay, very good. Do the Disabled Women Ireland representatives or Ms McDonagh still find it difficult to be included in consultation with certain Departments and local authorities or other organisations? Do they sometimes find those bodies are set in their ways in that they have always consulted with certain organisations over the years, which may not be DPOs, and believe that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I will come in with a quick question. My comrades may wish to come in after me. I wish Lord Empey a good afternoon. It is nice to meet him, albeit virtually. He has discussed how some unionists voted for the Good Friday Agreement. The truth can be said that many unionists voted against Brexit and wanted to remain in the EU. Unionist businesses are part of a growing all-Ireland economy...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish all women a happy International Women's Day. I take this opportunity to recognise the many achievements of women in all walks of life, from their role in politics, to their roles in sport, community activism and business. We regularly discuss how to encourage more women into electoral politics and it is essential the efforts to do so continue. Women are frequently the mainstay of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual additional cost of extending the free travel scheme to people with disabilities who have a long-term illness card but not a medical card and who do not receive any qualifying social welfare payments; if she will provide a breakdown of the relevant data and assumptions underpinning the estimate; if no...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual additional cost of extending the free travel scheme plus a free travel companion card to all children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; if she will provide a breakdown of the relevant data and assumptions underpinning the estimate; if no estimate can be provided at this time, if she will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual additional cost of extending the free travel scheme to all recipients of the carer’s support grant; if she will provide a breakdown of the relevant data and assumptions underpinning the estimate; if no estimate can be provided at this time, if she will provide a breakdown of as much of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will address the NDA first. The national disability inclusion strategy ended at the end of 2022 and that was after an extension of a year. It is somewhat concerning that there is no strategy in place. Is the NDA in any way concerned about that? Is there any indication of when a strategy will be put in place during this year? I know 2023...