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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Apologies have been received from Deputies Moynihan and Phelan, and Senator O'Loughlin. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss aligning disability services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, in particular an update on progressing disability services. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to the Minister of State at the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UNCRPD and Considering Future Innovation and Service Provision: Discussion ^ (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for presenting here today at our committee. I wish to put questions to Ms Rogers of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland first. Ms Rogers stated that the neurorehabilitation strategy has not been implemented and, in fact, only two of the teams have been partially established in the past three years. She also mentioned that 288 specialist beds are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UNCRPD and Considering Future Innovation and Service Provision: Discussion ^ (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: This is something this committee definitely needs to support and to push for its implementation, something we all would be happy to do. I will move on to the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers. How do you envisage service provision changing to align with the UNCRPD? To move towards ratification and full implementation of the UNCRPD we must promote and support independent...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: Children with special educational needs are among the cohort who we all agree missed out the most when school buildings were closed. They require additional support in school to make up for lost time. However, due to the substitution crisis many schools have had to deploy their special education teachers away from their teaching to cover mainstream absences. This is far from ideal but it...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: When discussing further and higher education, I welcome the fact that the vast majority of students are back on campus. Hopefully, that is being done in a safe manner and I know that both the colleges and institutions will do as much as they can to ensure that. One of the issues that has been highlighted by Covid-19 is the shortage in certain professions. I was talking to the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their contributions on what is a very important matter. I want to start with what is a local issue for me. Being from Cavan, I have a keen interest in seeking justice for the families of those killed in the Belturbet bombing and there were also people injured in Clones and Pettigo on the same day. We assume that was organised and carried out by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I was going to come back in, though some of the issues have already been covered. Time is of the essence. The Belturbet bombing, for example, was almost 50 years ago and many other incidents were almost that long ago too. People are passing away, as has been pointed out. It is a pity that the Irish Government has not done more around the recommendations that were made to this committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I will do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. It has been informative and moving and has given me much to think about. I could not agree more with Ms O'Toole. There is a substantial budget for disability services here. Although not enough, it is not only about the money; it is about how it is distributed. It is not getting to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Personal Transport for People with Disabilities: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: On the previous occasion we met I wished Mr. Tyndall a happy retirement. I did not think I would be meeting him again. I wish him a happy retirement again. I thank him for the work he has done on bringing this forward as it is very important. It is an issue the committee has discussed on a number of occasions. The two grants that were suspended or finished in 2013 and not replaced are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Personal Transport for People with Disabilities: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: There is no timescale either. This could drag out for many more years. We hope it will not. Yesterday there was a discussion when Deputy Wynne and I raised a Topical Issue on the Indecon report on the cost of disability. We were informed by the Minister there was a meeting that encompassed all Departments undertaking this work. I hope it will progress at a rapid pace. Many disabled...

Violence Against Women: Statements (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: What has become very clear since the horrific murder of Ashling Murphy last week is that practically every woman has a story to tell. Women have been speaking out bravely on the radio during the past week and have been recounting incidents of abuse, assault, rape, being groped, degraded or followed. The list goes on. This is women of all ages and all backgrounds. Disturbingly, some girls...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of the amendment to the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 in order to alter the tenant purchase scheme to allow pensioners purchase their local authority home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Undefined (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of information held by her Department regarding a fire at a convent (details supplied) in Cavan town in 1943; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if records exist for staff working in an industrial school (details supplied) during the 1930s; if so, the location they can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 926. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to support persons with long Covid; the social protection payments that will be made available for persons with long Covid once the pandemic unemployment payment ceases; if persons with the condition will be entitled to a discretionary medical card or a general practitioner visit card; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1712. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support persons with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1401/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were tested for Lyme disease here in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the number of persons that were diagnosed with Lyme disease over the same period; the number of staff employed in this area; the type of tests carried out for Lyme disease here; if these tests are routine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1399/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmologists employed by the HSE nationally in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the number employed in Cavan General Hospital over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1400/22]

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educational plans for children with special educational needs on an annual basis; and to provide for related matters. I am sharing time with Deputies Guirke...