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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (27 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that he has taken to support and promote self-employment as a viable option for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53852/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that Action 2.10 of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities is being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53853/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 93. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on her Department’s progress in implementing Action 128 of the Mid-Term Review of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 to develop initiatives to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities living in rural areas, including through remote working options; and if she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank the former Taoiseach for coming in to the committee to share his insights on the negotiations leading up to the Good Friday Agreement. He paid tribute to the political parties in the North that took risks to ensure that an agreement was reached, and to the international parties who played a huge role as well. There is one point that the former Taoiseach mentioned that I want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: What about the legacy legislation the British Government is discussing introducing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for coming in and sharing their stories. I commend the witnesses and the organisations they represent. I also commend the many other parents organisations that exist around the country on the work they do. As the witnesses have pointed out, they should not have to do that work. The parents' organisations are only there because the services and supports that should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank Ms McSherry and Dr. Crawford for their contributions to the committee. I know they were listening to some of the earlier session, at least. One thing common to all of those who have presented here is the amount of knowledge they have acquired out of necessity because the services and supports to support their children were not there. I commend them on the work they have done. The...

Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: Currently, there are over 6,000 people across the State waiting on home care support. It is an unacceptable situation. The crisis is getting worse and worse. In October 2021, 4,825 people were awaiting home care. In July of this year, there were 5,312. According to a reply to a recent parliamentary question I submitted, it is now at 6,255. We as a party have been warning for a number...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 489. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the membership of the independent review group to examine the effectiveness of systems, policies and procedures dealing with workplace issues relating to bullying, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the Defence Forces; if new members have been appointed to this group since it was first established; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1031. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of dietitians employed by Cavan and Monaghan hospitals; the specific services within which these dietitians are employed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1052. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places that have been agreed out of the 200 additional Irish-EU medicine places to be phased in by medical schools; the number of these place that were rolled out in September 2022 as part of the additional 60 offered in the first phase; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1053. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places in nursing programmes out of the 135 announced in July that have a discipline relevant to recruitment to children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1071. To ask the Minister for Health the number of professionals (details supplied) who were based within a special school setting in each of the five years prior to the introduction of children’s disability network teams; the number of these professionals who were based within a special school setting in the first quarter of 2021; the number of these professionals who are currently...

Report of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters on the UNCRPD: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the motion on the report. I commend all the disabled people and the DPO representatives who appeared before us as witnesses and shared their lived or living experiences, because without that we would not have been able to compile the report. I also commend the Chair, Deputy Michael Moynihan, all the members of the committee and the secretariat because, again, without them, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. I will start with a few questions on the assistance dogs. I am aware of a number of people who have an assistance dog. Yet, when I say an "assistance dog", I am not sure whether they are assistance dogs or companion dogs. I did not realise there was a difference between the two. However, I do know about the differences they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I would like to make a short interjection. I know it was said that the horses are donated. Is it just individuals that donate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank everyone for coming. I especially welcome Cara. She spoke excellently and is making history today as the youngest person ever to present in front of a committee. Unfortunately, we have had other parent groups in here and they have spoken to us as well about this subject. We have also met parents in our constituencies and in different forums, and they are telling us the same things...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I have heard from others that there are child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, there but that they will not take-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: That is what I am told. When I ask CAMHS about this, its excuse is that CDNTs are not working with it on providing information. I do not know. It is like these children are falling between two stools. The same applies with mental health.