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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 217. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capital expenditure allocation for new residential places and decongregation in respect of persons with disabilities in each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [42036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 218. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to his Department for maintaining existing levels of services in respect of disability services in each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [42037/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those in receipt of illness benefit, occupational injuries benefit, disablement pension or incapacity supplement will receive the €400 cost-of-living lump sum payment for disabled people; and if not, the reason those receiving this payment are not deemed eligible. [42143/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (15 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the North-South Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41412/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Re-Turn has carried out the consultative process it committed to carry out to examine any accessibility issues for disabled people with the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (15 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 540. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on all waiting lists under the children disability network teams, including the number waiting on an initial contact, the number waiting on an assessment of needs, and the number waiting on therapy supports, in tabular form. [41091/24]

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: First Stage (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Is the Bill opposed?

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: First Stage (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Thank you, Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: As there are only 30 seconds left, the next question will be taken tomorrow.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable houses that have been completed in Cavan and Monaghan during this Government's term of office and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42911/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he plans to enable local authorities to accelerate the provision of housing in Cavan and Monaghan considering that the Housing Commission recently reported the need for additional local authority housing of between 12,000 and 15,000 homes by 2050 and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42912/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister report on the number of social and affordable houses that have been completed in Cavan and Monaghan under this Government's mandate? Will he detail how he plans to enable local authorities to accelerate the provision of housing in Cavan and Monaghan considering that the Housing Commission recently reported the need for additional local housing of between 12,000 and 15,000...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Could the Minister provide me with a bit more detail on affordable housing and how that was delivered? At my last meeting with Cavan County Council, my understanding was that it had not delivered any affordable housing? Does that mean it was done through the approved housing bodies or was it done by the council? I am not being critical of approved housing bodies, which do excellent work....

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: I fully support the vacant property grant as does my party but we would change it. We would not scrap it as the Minister continually says. We would change it and make it better. The first home scheme drives up the price of housing. We know that. Perhaps my figures are incorrect but I believe that the tenant in situ scheme has only involved three properties in Cavan and five in Monaghan....

Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: This day last week, I attended a protest at Cavan General Hospital. That protest was held by workers from across the hospital, including nurses, clerical workers, porters and healthcare assistants. They were represented by three unions, which were Fórsa, SIPTU and the INMO. The demonstration was held as the first step in opposition to the pay and numbers strategy introduced by the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff working in the social welfare appeals office; the grades of these staff members; and the average time taken for a social welfare appeal to be concluded. [42743/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Health and Well-being for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Deputy Feighan referred to accessibility of buildings, and that is extremely important in centres, but accessibility of information is also very important. Do the Department of Health and the HSE incorporate easy-to-read versions on their websites and hard copies of literature? Do they provide ISL to those who require it? Do they provide information through braille? People who are blind...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 641. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the State currently awaiting an assessment of need; the number who have been waiting less than 3 months; the number that have been waiting 3- 6 months; the number that have been waiting 6-12 months; the number that have been waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (22 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 642. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need in County Cavan and County Monaghan; the number who have been waiting less than 3 months; the number that have been waiting 3- 6 months; the number that have been waiting 6-12 months; the number that have been waiting more than 12 months, in...