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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: As the Minister of State mentioned, some aspects of the Act were commenced, such as that providing for the establishment of the NCSE. I understand the NCSE prepared an implementation report back in 2006 that set out the sequence in which the remaining provisions of the Act should be commenced and estimated a level of investment, at that time, for their implementation. It was planned to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: The failure to implement the Act fully or put something similar in its place runs contrary to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Under Article 4 of the convention, the Government is obliged to ensure that children with a disability are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of their disability. We need to provide a more inclusive society in...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: I commend my party colleagues, Deputies Louise O'Reilly and Claire Kerrane, on submitting this important motion which I am delighted to support. The issue of increasing the pension age energised people during the election campaign in February and that energy is still evident. Raising the pension age affects thousands every year. This number will continue to increase if it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (1 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether public funding allocated through local authorities in the form of a housing adaptation grant should only be awarded once the local authority is satisfied with, and has signed off on, the standard of work carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the exclusion of part-time postgraduate students from the one time student grant will be reconsidered in view of the fact that Covid-19 restrictions have prevented these students from being able to find or retain work to allow them to earn the money they need to pay for their studies, accommodation, fees and living expenses; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (2 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is legal to sell coal without the EPA badge on the bag; the person or body responsible for monitoring coal sellers to ensure they are compliant with legislation and taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40749/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (3 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 253. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the inspection carried out in September 2020 of a direct provision centre (details supplied) by the International Protection Accommodation Service; the timeline for the publication of the report; the actions he will take regarding the findings of the inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40796/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (3 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 254. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the adequacy of 1,250 persons taken into wardship under the Lunacy Regulation Act 1871 although the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act was enacted in 2015; when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40797/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric rheumatologists who are currently employed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40939/20]

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: I fully support the Bill tabled by my colleagues, Deputies O'Reilly and McDonald. It proposes to allow for ten days of domestic violence leave. It is badly needed as the mental, physical and sexual abuse endured by women in particular cannot be overstated and is truly shocking. Conservative estimates indicate that at least one in four women in Ireland will encounter violence at some stage...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Enterprise Ireland (8 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 101. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will direct Enterprise Ireland to support companies active in the area of hemp based products in view of the recent judgement by the European Court of Justice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will remove the pay inequality that exists for newly and recently qualified teachers who have been as responsible for keeping schools open during the pandemic as their previously qualified colleagues; if the principle will be reintroduced of equal pay for equal work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42031/20]

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: I will speak briefly to amendment No. 8 proposed by my colleague, Deputy Kerrane. The amendment asks to look at the income disregards for those applying for the carer's allowance. It has not been updated in almost 13 years and the cost of living has certainly changed in that time. I acknowledge that the number of hours a carer is allowed to work outside of his or her caring role was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (9 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to reverse its decision to discontinue full reimbursements for the cost of eye tests and glasses for children with Down's syndrome; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 50% of children with Down's syndrome will require glasses during their lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42412/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (9 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) of eight years of age with Down's syndrome has been on a waiting list to see an ophthalmologist since before their first birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42413/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: A number of towns and cities, or parts thereof, have been designated as smokeless zones. This seemed to be working well initially. However, there has been a recent significant deterioration in air quality, as evidenced by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, monitoring stations. Those stations confirmed that there was widespread pollution between 16 and 30 November from the burning of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (10 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 104. To ask the Minister for Health if front-line healthcare staff are to be redeployed again to Covid-19 testing; the reason more additional staff for Covid-19 testing are not recruited from those who applied to the Be on Call for Ireland campaign; the reason additional staff for Covid-19 testing are not redeployed from non-frontline healthcare staff; his views on whether physiotherapy,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 128. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of the number of paediatric rheumatologists currently employed here; his plans to increase the number of paediatric rheumatologists employed here; the time frame for any increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42370/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (10 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a child to receive an appointment with an ophthalmologist; the average waiting time between receiving the appointment and being examined by an ophthalmologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42367/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (10 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the details of funding that was allocated towards screening children with Down's syndrome for Down's arthritis in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42368/20]