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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Maybe afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Mr. Harris mentioned national guidelines on assessment in the UK. To clarify, are they for adults or for children or for both?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Good morning. I thank all of the witnesses for the presentations. I am the spokesperson on disability for Sinn Féin. I am not a member of this committee but I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. Every week I hear from people sharing their lived experience. A lot of the issues being raised here today I have heard from those witnesses as well. I am a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: They need support. They make a yearly return rather than that being looked at on a weekly or monthly basis. If they lose their payment, it takes ages for the payment to be restored and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The issue of self-employment has been raised. Reference was made to entrepreneurs and supports. An issue regularly raised with me is that employers who employ a disabled person can access the wage subsidy scheme but it cannot be accessed by those who are self-employed. Could that easily be changed? Ms McDonagh referred to the access to work scheme in the UK. Are there supports for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Employment is not just about getting people into jobs; it is how to get them there and support them. Reference was made to the fact that only 6% of the cohort use public transport. There have been no personal transport support schemes since 2013. Those who were in receipt of those prior to 2013 continued to receive them but since then there is only the disabled drivers and the disabled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Apologies have been received from Deputies Michael Moynihan and Cairns and Senator O'Loughlin. The topic of this meeting is disability-inclusive social protection. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to Ms Denise Kennedy, assistant secretary, head of HR and corporate affairs, and Mr. Kevin Galligan and Mr. Colm McKiernan, principal officers, Department of Agriculture, Food...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank Ms Kennedy. I call Mr. Maher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. Maher. I call Mr. O'Sullivan now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. Hession. I ask members to adhere to the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is means-tested.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: That would be means-tested it, would it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I will ask a few questions, if that is okay. All the members present have come in at this stage. On housing, I brought up the matter of the national housing strategy for disabled people with the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O'Donnell, yesterday. I was assured the implementation plan would be published within a few weeks, which I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: That is why I asked whether the Department has set a target of a percentage to start with. When I deal with the local authority in the area where I live, often people have accidents and suddenly the house does not suit their needs. Sometimes, they cannot even be discharged from hospital as a result, which means they are taking up beds. The council has no houses available that suit their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Many people do not know they are going to need a wheelchair. That is the problem. Any one of us could end up needing one after an accident.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Circumstances can change. There is such a low proportion of houses that are suitable for those who require a wheelchair, and it may not even just be a wheelchair; it may be someone who cannot use stairs but can walk to a certain extent. On employment, there are reasonable accommodations for employers to apply for. Can the system be reviewed so that it is the employee who receives the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The UK has an access programme and I think that is part of it. It has something good. There is no point in reinventing the wheel, so we should look at other jurisdictions and see what they are using and what is working and replicating it here. We need to increase the number of disabled people who are employed. We have one of the lowest levels in Europe and one of the highest poverty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: There needs to be more flexibility across our systems and more co-operation across Departments. The wage subsidy scheme kind of has a negative connotation because the employer is focusing on the person’s inefficiencies or deficiencies. There are some employers that are not willing to say that the is person working for them because of their disability. Can the focus be changed on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish to raise one last point. All of our guests have given us an indication of how their respective Departments rate in relation to the 3% employment target, which is increasing to 6% but is there any analysis of career progression within Departments? Do a lot of disabled people come into Departments at a base level, which would be normal for most entrants, but then stay there? The NDA...