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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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. My first question is for the technological university. I read the opening statement about how it assesses people's needs and it has many reasonable accommodations. I thought this was wonderful and then I came to the "but" and the challenges. I am also a member of the disability committee. We have met various further and higher education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: What is needed is a proper plan and the money to match.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: It cannot all be done at once so there needs to be a plan set out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I know. There is none. It is very poor; it is actually getting worse rather than better when one looks at the past few years. There is a great deal of legislation in place in respect of different issues. That will continue, regardless of who is in government. If this legislation was to be put in place, it would be there to stay in order to support autistic people and their families....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Like my colleagues, I commend the council on the work that has been done in the library sector in Limerick. I am sure it is something that could be easily replicated across the country. I have a number of questions on the housing end of things. I have been approached by some autistic adults who have applied for social housing and have been accepted as they meet the other conditions, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: What of the grants for sensory rooms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Ms Purtill mentioned that there are a number of projects around autism that the council has undertaken in Limerick and it has sought advice from organisations that represent or advocate for people with autism. Is she aware if the council has many autistic employees, that is, those who have self-identified as autistic? I am positive that the council has many employees who are autistic but...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: We are in the midst of a housing crisis where nearly 12,000 people are accessing emergency support, and 3,500 of those are children. This is not counting our rough sleepers and it is not counting those who are sofa surfing. Then we hear that the Minister did not spend almost €1 billion of the Government's capital budget for social and affordable housing since 2020. It just beggars...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to increase the number of gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division, currently at 380, which is 26 fewer gardaí than in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18120/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: What action is the Minister for Justice taking to increase the number of gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division, which currently is 380. This is 26 fewer gardaí than in 2016. Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the increased budget allocated to the Garda force. Last year the national recruitment target was 800 and I believe that only 460 - just over half - were actually recruited into the force. As I said, there are fewer gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division since 2016. Also, the population has increased in both counties since then. In Cavan, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State for that response. As he is probably aware, Cavan and Monaghan are both extremely rural counties, so for gardaí to respond to the report of a crime or to investigate a crime, they will need vehicles. The response to a parliamentary question I submitted recently indicates the number of vehicles allocated to the Cavan-Monaghan division in 2022 was six but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Absolutely. I thank Dr. Matthews and Ms Matthews. Organisations like theirs are creating awareness on a constant basis. I find I am always learning. I am learning a lot on this committee and I am learning a lot from engagement with autistic people on a regular basis. Society is learning as well, but there is a long way to go. I recently had a meeting with EmployAbility in my local town....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is welcome that there will be autistic people involved in the projects. That is what the UNCRPD is about. It is about inclusion, acceptance and autistic people making decisions for themselves.

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Bill and will support it. I particularly welcome the fact that there are 24 new judges coming in a few weeks and a further 20 to follow. I particularly welcome that they are for both the lower courts, the District Court and the Circuit Court. There has been an increase in the number of judges in the past decade but this has been more for the higher courts. The reason I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes.