Results 721-740 of 3,863 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 289. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will instruct his Department to extend the deadline for the town hall consultation meetings for stakeholders in relation to mineral exploration and mining here beyond 22 October 2021 to facilitate an open and in-person consultation that will not disenfranchise rural communities that have restricted access to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that was allocated to each local authority in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the level of funding that was allocated specifically to each local authority housing section in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will begin an immediate consultation process to formulate the policy for Irish in the education system from preschool to third-level and immediately stop the introduction of new specifications for the leaving certificate and all other consultations relating to the Irish language until this policy is formulated; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 640. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) in regard to consideration for the inclusion of his or her daughter in the Irish refugee protection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51220/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 824. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has considered to increase capacity at Cavan General Hospital to deal with likely emergency department overflows in winter 2021 to ensure that both scheduled and unscheduled care can take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 17 December 2020, if Enterprise Ireland’s draft disability inclusion strategy, supporting entrepreneurship, has been approved by the Enterprise Ireland senior management team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 1104. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 21 October 2021, the timeframe for publication of the Bill on assisted human reproduction; the steps he has taken to consult with stakeholders including the AHR community regarding the Bill; if the Bill will encompass international surrogacy; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I was recently contacted by the family of an 18-month-old child who was very ill. The family contacted their GP who refused to see the child until he or she had a Covid test. By the time the parents had sourced a test and got the result, it was the weekend and the GP was closed. They contacted Doctor on Call, whose doctor refused to see the child and told the parents to bring the child to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (3 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take regarding the employment terms and conditions and contracts of employment in the home care sector that have according to his Department been factors in the shortage of homecare workers rather than a demonstratable labour shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the review currently being conducted by his Department into the North-South Interconnector has queried why EirGrid overturned its previous preference of an overhead line for the Kildare-Meath grid upgrade in favour of a 400kV underground cable; if the review has since examined this as a preferable option for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timetable for the final policy statement on mineral exploration and mining to be submitted to Government for consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53702/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Rights (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make a submission to the EU regarding the review of regulation 1107/2006 and regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights specifically in terms of changes to the classification of mobility equipment and assistive devices for persons with a disability when travelling by air and the level of compensation that they are entitled...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the National Transport Authority has engaged with organisations of persons with disabilities in the creation of their connecting Ireland plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53704/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Apologies have been received from Deputy Phelan. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss aligning disability services with the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, in consideration of autism and intellectual disability. On behalf of the committee, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Tom McLoughlin, to Ms Gillian Kearns and Ms Marja-Kristina Akinsha of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. Doyle for his statement. I call Mr. Harris to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. Harris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I will move on to Deputy Higgins and then I will come back to Mr. McLoughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Before I got to the other witnesses who have indicated, I will call Senator Seery Kearney as she is under time pressure to get to the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I will now go back to the witnesses to allow them to address the points raised by Senators Higgins and Seery Kearney. I will take the witnesses' responses in the order indicated prior to Senator Seery Kearney's contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Thank you very much Ms Kearns. We have come to the end of our meeting. I found your contributions and the interaction between the members and yourselves to be very enlightening. What I have taken from it is that there is a lack of planning, a lack of co-ordination between services, a lack of multi-annual funding, a lack of training for our health professionals, teachers and employers and a...