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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 566. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 26 May 2022, if he will provide a further update on a timeframe for the commencement of a catch-up HPV vaccination programme; if this catch-up programme will include girls and boys in secondary school who were eligible to receive HPV vaccine in first year but who did not receive it; if this catch-up programme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank all the witnesses for coming in this morning and sharing their stories. I commend them on all the work they are doing to support their autistic children and autistic adults in their community. I have a question on financial supports which some witnesses mentioned. Does this all come through fundraising or do they get any Government support whatsoever? Are any grants available? I...

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, for tabling this important motion. The Government's retrofit plan is not equitable. It excludes a large proportion of middle-income households, specifically those who do not qualify for free upgrades but do not have the significant cash reserves needed to access the one-stop shop service. The prioritisation of wealthier households also contributes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a bin waiver for carers considering the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45780/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: I raise the issue of the home care cash grant, which is administered by the HSE. It is offered to older people who have been allocated home care hours but for whom the HSE has failed to recruit staff to fulfil those hours. Therefore, the onus is put on older people or their spouses to advertise for carers and to recruit them. This means, potentially, bringing strangers into those people's...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: While there are aspects of this Bill that need further consideration and work, there is so much of it I welcome. Specifically, I very much welcome the inclusion of an online safety commissioner within the proposed media commission, whose role will be to address the proliferation of harmful online content. This is very welcome and needs to be given appropriate compliance and sanction powers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on progress in the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46247/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: I ask the Minister for an update on the progress that has been made to date on the review of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: As the Minister said, all the members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal resigned at the end of last year after expressing repeated concerns that the criteria for access to the scheme were way too stringent. The Minister said he is in the process of putting a new board in place but there are mounting numbers of people awaiting appeal and they are being left in limbo with nowhere...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirleach. I welcome the Minister. I have a number of questions. Some of them have already been asked, but I would like to ask the Minister if she would consider making disability and autism training a mandatory element of all teacher training courses, going forward. Would the Minister also make it mandatory for all qualified teachers to undergo disability...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: The Chairman referred to units. Members of the autism community would prefer that they be referred to as "classes" because they do not see that they should be made feel different from anybody else in any other class. It is a small point that came up at the Joint Committee on Autism.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: It was referred to as "unit" by others at other stages as well. I know it is something members of the autism community would like to see removed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reviews (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on progress to replace the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46248/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the way that his Department defines a disabled persons' organisation; if this definition conforms with that of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46432/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the way that his Department defines a disabled representative organisation; if this definition conforms with that of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46433/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for presenting. I will focus on the UK Nationality and Borders Act and travel authorisation. This could have a negative effect on communities living along the Border in particular but also anyone crossing the Border bar Irish and British citizens. I live in County Cavan so someone from Poland or Lithuania who is living there could need permission just to go to County...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (27 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has spoken formally with the United States trade representative (details supplied) in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority will fund two journeys in both directions on the Cavan 929 Local Link bus services on Sundays and bank holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47236/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Sep 2022)

Pauline Tully: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of proposals to provide bike carrying capacity on buses, especially in rural Ireland, on services such as Local Link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47237/22]