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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 35. To ask the Minister for Health when the disability capacity review report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28331/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: When will the Department of Health's capacity review of disability services be published?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I am delighted to hear that. This report was completed last November. Many parliamentary questions on the matter have been tabled to the Minister of State by members of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters and other Deputies. The committee itself, various organisations, including the Irish Wheelchair Association, and the Oireachtas disability group and the organisations it represents...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I welcome and acknowledge the work that has been done. There have been significant moves towards a social model of care and away from the health model of care, which is the right way to go. The Minister of State is doing tremendous work in that field. There are, however, some very stark statistics regarding disability. We have the lowest employment rate for people with disabilities in the...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: We in this State commend ourselves on actions we have taken to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 virus. However, the stark truth is that we have failed as a nation to protect the residents of nursing homes who are the most vulnerable people in our society. Residents of nursing homes have accounted for over 40% of all Covid-related deaths. The fact that over 2,000 people in nursing homes...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 309. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that has been allocated for wheelchair accessibility on walking trails in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools and schools with special classes in the State, respectively; the number of students who attend special schools and schools with special classes, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37244/21]

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I support the motion. The legislation to allow indoor hospitality to resume is indiscriminate in nature and unenforceable. It discriminates in particular against young people aged between 18 and 35 who have not received the vaccine. It discriminates against those who do not wish to receive the vaccine, as is their right. Some people are concerned about reactions they had to vaccines in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: A total of 732 children in the State are currently in receipt of the home tuition grant. In most cases, this comes down to the inadequate number of school places for children with additional needs. Many children with additional needs have also experienced a reduction in their school timetables. While expulsions are rare in primary schools, with about 30 each year, they are excessively high...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (14 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received by Cavan County Council for the restart fund for micro and small businesses; the amount of funding that has been allocated to the local authority; the number of businesses in County Cavan that have received funding under the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (14 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost in each of the past four years for Bus Éireann to hire buses to operator its routes; the fees received by each private bus operators over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (14 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons recruited into the civil service in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 on panels specifically reserved for those with a competency in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38691/21]