Results 2,021-2,040 of 3,814 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the voluntary and private sector employers in counties Cavan and Monaghan who received the pandemic special recognition payment for staff they employed that were eligible for the payment; the amount received by each employer; the number of staff employed by each that were deemed eligible for the payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the voluntary and private sector employers in counties Cavan and Monaghan who applied for the pandemic special recognition payment for staff members who were subsequently deemed ineligible, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14154/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister of State provide an update on the parts of the country where there is an inadequate number of spaces in special classes and special schools? Is the Department or the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, aware of how many children do not have a place for next September in these locations? What actions do the Department and the NCSE intend to take on foot of this?...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Many children with special educational needs are still without school places. Planning and forecasting needs to be done to ensure no child is left behind. The Minister of State mentioned my constituency. I was contacted by a parent who attempted to enrol her five-year-old child in her local school, where there are three autism classes, but she was told there is a waiting list and that no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: We need special classes in special schools to be open in each area. Part of my question was whether the Minister of State was aware of the locations in different parts of the country where there is an inadequate number of places. One piece of correspondence that was brought to the attention of the Joint Committee on Autism stated that Naas has a population of 22,000 and has only three...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I raise the issue of the backlog of assessments of need. I have asked about the use of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to purchase assessments and interventions before on a number of occasions but was informed that it was not possible and it would require legislation. Even a reply to a parliamentary question this week stated that the NTPF can only be used to purchase treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 854. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people with direct eligibility for free travel under the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13816/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 855. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average annual cost per pass under the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13817/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 857. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who would newly qualify for free travel if the free travel scheme were to be extended to all recipients of the carer support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 856. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of domiciliary care allowance who are not in receipt of carers allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13818/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Sign Language (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 863. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 14 February 2023, if she will report the recommendations of the Irish Sign Language pilot scheme; the timeframe for the implementation of a permanent scheme for users of Irish Sign Language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13972/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 889. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for the publication of the Disability Capacity Review Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12452/23]

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

Pauline Tully: 1355. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund can be availed of for those seeking an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/23]

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

Pauline Tully: 1356. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for reimbursement under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/23]

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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inadequate Personal Assistance Supports: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I apologise that I had to pop out for a few minutes to speak in the Dáil but I heard the witnesses' opening statements. I welcome them to the meeting. I apologise if I ask a question that was asked in my absence. If we are serious about the proper implementation of the UNCRPD, about giving disabled people a proper choice, and about ensuring they can access independent living,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inadequate Personal Assistance Supports: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: The biggest issue is the lack of hours. Many people who apply are allocated very few hours that are not enough to help them sufficiently. Someone will get additional hours when someone else loses them or passes away. The number of hours needs to be increased immensely so that all those who wish to can avail of a sufficient number of PA hours to pursue whatever they wish in life whether...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process for school bus contracts considers the distance a company has to travel to and from a school and how this fits in with reaching our Climate Action targets; if he will review the procurement process for school bus contracts with the view of ameliorating this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will take the lead on any new scheme that replaces the disabled drivers and disabled passenger's scheme; if not, which Department will take the lead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing similar payments and supports that are currently available to clinical psychologists during their doctoral programme and while undergoing their placements, given the need for additional educational psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14485/23]