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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing persons in receipt of disability allowance, blind pension, carer's allowance or an invalidity pension to remain part of the free travel scheme if they return to employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46446/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister consider allowing persons in receipt of disability allowance or the blind pension to remain part of the free travel scheme if they return to employment and will make a statement on the matter? Carer's allowance and invalidity pension were mistakenly included in my original written question because of an oversight.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I tabled this question because we have a poor rate of employment for disabled people. Of those of working age, disabled people are only half as likely to be employed as those without a disability. The average employment rate among disabled people in Europe is 51%, but in Ireland it is only 32.6%. With Greece, we are the joint worst, but that country has a very low rate of employment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: The whole focus here is to get away from the situation where disabled people sometimes look at returning to employment but realise they would be better off staying on the disability payment because of the additional benefits they get. I ask that as many changes as possible be made in this regard to encourage as many people as possible to get back into the workforce. The Minister mentioned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered introducing a permanent cost-of-living payment for disabled people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide this Deputy with a reply regarding issues presented by a person (details supplied) in relation to regulations that exist pertaining to the recruitment of workers from outside of Ireland. [46137/23]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Gino Kenny - To discuss the medical cannabis access programme. Deputy Michael Moynihan - To discuss the need to protect and preserve the Kanturk courthouse complex in County Cork. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - To discuss the...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Is Deputy Pringle sharing time with Deputy McNamara?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there were any measures introduced in budget 2024 to enable parents of children waiting an extended period of time to receive therapy interventions by their CDNT to access either the treatment abroad scheme, the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme or the national treatment purchase scheme. [46828/23]

Joint Committee on Disability Matters Report: Motion (26 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Urgent action is needed from Government on disability services to ensure the rights of children and adults are upheld in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is the key message that comes from this report. The report is called Aligning Disability Services with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disability Services (26 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding his Department has made available to provide a pathway to eliminate the practice of accommodating young people with disabilities in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing (26 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 45. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what action he and his Department have taken to expand the equality budgeting initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47000/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the farm succession scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47007/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sexual and mental health supports he has put in place for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47006/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the submission his Department made to the Department for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in regard to the adaptation grant for people with a disability and the mobility grant; and the timeframe within which he expects a decision. [47169/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank everyone for their statements. Much has been said already, but I have just a few comments. I remember when I first became aware that a wheelchair user could not vote in his or her local polling station because it was not accessible. I was horrified to learn that. It was not something that had crossed my mind. I had just assumed that all polling stations were accessible. I think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Physically, he would need the support of someone to enable him to do the work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes. We need to encourage more people to get involved in politics. Mr. Dolan spoke about community groups. Often there are more women involved in these groups and they do not really equate this with being in politics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: We often have campaigns to try to get more women involved and we tell them that what they are doing in these community groups is actually politics. They are representing their community and making improvements to it. This is about building people's capacity and competence to take that step and put themselves forward for election. Regarding the comment made by a pilot, I think Senator...