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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 919. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 85 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to remove the minimum work hours to access the wage subsidy scheme to allow for people with disabilities to access part-time employment; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57274/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 920. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 62 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to introduce a non-means tested, targeted cost-of-disability payment for autistic people and disabled people with high levels of expenditure due to their autism diagnosis or disability; and the estimated first- and full-year cost,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 922. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 64 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to introduce specific targeted supports for those with the highest additional costs due to disability, including autism; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 921. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 63 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to introduce a non-means tested, targeted cost-of-disability payment for the carers to autistic people and disabled people with high levels of expenditure due to their autism diagnosis or disability; and the estimated first- and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 923. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 65 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to increase the income disregard for disability allowance and carer’s allowance to account for the high costs of disability; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57312/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 924. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 66 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to recognise the work of carers and the services they provide the State by establishing a pilot scheme for a basic income entitlement or a participation income to replace the carer’s allowance, in line with the recommendations of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 925. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 67 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to establish a grant to assist autistic people and disabled people in paying for larger, one-off expenses; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57314/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 926. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 68 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to benchmark the rate of disability allowance and other social protection payments to ensure that autistic recipients can achieve a minimum essential standard of living; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 927. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 69 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to undertake consultation with the autistic community on the accessibility of information regarding supports and services provided by her Department and ensure that there is no reduction in supports when those in receipt of disability...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 928. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 70 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to undertake a review of the accessibility and user-friendliness of all application forms for disability supports with the autistic community; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal.; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 929. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 71 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to initiate a review of application processes and their transparency to minimise the rate of rejection of applications for disability supports and care supports; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 930. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 72 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to allow those who were previously in receipt of disability allowance and have subsequently entered employment to retain their entitlement to a medical card and free travel pass, subject to certain limitations; and the estimated first-...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 935. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in line with Action 72 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if she has plans to allow those who were previously in receipt of disability allowance and have subsequently entered employment to retain their entitlement to a medical card and free travel pass, subject to certain limitations; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 931. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in line with Action 73 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to raise the age limit of domiciliary care allowance to 18 years; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57320/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 936. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the estimated additional cost of implementing the Green Paper on Disability Reform that was indicated as €130 million by a person (details supplied) on 25 October 2023 at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, if she will give a detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 1046. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consultation has taken place with disabled persons representative organisations in relation to the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022. [57012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 1085. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the increasingly urgent conflict situation in Sudan, if she introduced, or will consider introducing options such as stamp zero, temporary visas or other pathways to reunite Sudanese/Irish citizens or residents with their immediate relatives with agreed-upon guarantees that would ensure they will not become a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 1298. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in line with Action 96 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to increase resources for the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design to allow for the centre to reach its full potential in assisting the State to embed the principles of universal design. [57335/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 1299. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in line with Action 97 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to provide capacity to the National Disability Authority to review the accessibility of information on the websites of Government departments and on application forms and support departments in changing or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 1306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will provide the funding to allow for the payment of the 8% pay increase to Section 39, Section 56 and Section 10 organisations that was agreed on 17 October 2023; the reason this funding has not already been provided; and the timeframe for reengagement with unions (details supplied) which...