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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: The issues surrounding Western Care Association were brought to my attention by Deputy Conway-Walsh in my capacity as Sinn Féin spokesperson for disability. I have also had occasion to meet current and former members of staff to discuss their concerns in more detail. Western Care Association offers the opportunity for people with intellectual disabilities to live independent lives in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I have engaged with a number of organisations in a similar position, where concerns have been expressed about the management of a centre or the conduct of some staff. Protected disclosures have also been made in these instances. I find that the HSE tends not to run or provide disability services in many cases. It tends to prefer to have section 39 organisations or charities do so. That is...

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I very much support the sentiment expressed in the Independent Group's motion and I thank its members for bringing it forward. I welcome the opportunity afforded by this motion to address the House on the need for a review and reform of the carer's allowance scheme. Family carers have long been held up as the crucial pillar of parent support in Ireland. Various departmental strategies and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabilities Assessments (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance the disciplines and professions he believes should be required to conduct the multidisciplinary assessments for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (details supplied); who they would be employed by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 in light of the Israeli government recently authorising nine illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank; his plans to progress this Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14277/23]