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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: Due to the suspension of primary medical certificate assessments in the second half of last year and their reinstatement just last month, approximately 1,500 people are now on the waiting list for an assessment. Alleviating this backlog could be achieved by increasing on a temporary basis the number of medical officers in the HSE to assess applications. However, I believe that current...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: One of the sectors hardest hit throughout this pandemic has been that of those involved in the entertainment business. People involved in entertainment pay their taxes and contribute to society, not only financially. Since March, most people in the entertainment business have been unable to work due to venues being closed, weddings being practically cancelled or at least whittled down where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Alignment of Special Education Policy with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the meeting. I refer to a ten-year-old in an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit in Cavan. He has an occupational therapist report that recommends a laptop with the very specific software of Englishtype junior and Clicker 8. However, the special educational needs organiser, SENO, has refused to recommend this to the Department, which I think...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing section 13 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing sections 10 and 17 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing section 14 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing section 8 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing section 39 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing sections 3, 7, 9 and 18 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing sections 11, 12, 15, 16 and 38 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9619/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Costs (24 Feb 2021)

Pauline Tully: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by her Department on legal costs arising from litigation involving children with special educational needs since the passing of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9620/21]

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: I begin by welcoming the phased reopening of schools. I echo the call of many speakers that it be done in a safe way, with adherence to public health advice to ensure the safety of the whole school community, including pupils, staff, parents and other family members. Given that schooling is an essential service, will the Minister advocate priority vaccination for school staff? There is,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider reviewing the resourcing of classes for moderate general learning disability to bring them on par with the resourcing of ASD classes given the difference in pupil to teacher ratio (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11799/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (3 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: 1088. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide additional funding to enable Teagasc to recruit both permanent and temporary education officers in a college (details supplied) in order to meet the growing demand for green certificate courses, which currently have a waiting list exceeding 100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11813/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Qualifications Recognition (4 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: For far too long, SNAs have been treated as the poor relation within education. They deserve respect, and where they undertake training, it must be properly accredited and recognised. The Minister of State encouraged SNAs to take part in the first national training programme for SNAs at UCD. However, no clarity has been provided on the accreditation of this course. SNAs are going around...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Qualifications Recognition (4 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: Like the two previous speakers, I am somewhat disappointed with the Minister of State's reply. SNAs are professionals and they want to do their job as well as possible. They are willing to undertake this training to improve their abilities. Without SNAs, many students would be excluded from education. Their work is imperative to ensure inclusion. I ask the Minister of State to go back...

Impact of Covid-19 on Women for International Women’s Day: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: "The pandemic is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems which are in turn amplifying the impacts of the pandemic". That quote is taken from the UN policy brief published last April. While everybody might be susceptible to the virus, those who suffer poverty and inequality are much more likely to fall ill with the virus, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Nothing About Us Without Us - Achieving Equal Rights and Equity for Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: Should I stand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Nothing About Us Without Us - Achieving Equal Rights and Equity for Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: In committees, we remain seated but in the Dáil Chamber we usually stand. Good morning to everybody. I wish a happy international women's week to all of our speakers, female members of the committee and females watching the proceedings. It is worth noting that this committee is a majority female committee, but that is not true of all of the committees in the Oireachtas, unfortunately....

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: I will put a number of questions to the Minister. If time does not allow for a response now, perhaps he will get back to me in writing. I have been approached by a number of people who are currently undertaking apprenticeships and are concerned about the college aspect of their courses. One young man in particular told me he was due to start the college part in September 2020 but has...