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Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: As the spokesperson on disability for my party, I wish to raise several concerns around disabled people. There are persistently low levels of employment among people with disabilities, despite a widespread desire for work and career aspirations which are held by many and could be realised with the correct supports. This has resulted in appallingly high levels of poverty and enforced...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the ready to build scheme, serviced sites for new homes will be extended to rural areas as part of the croí cónaithe towns fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (15 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if one-off payments in budget 2023 will be counted as income in the means test when applying for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55723/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if postgraduate conversion courses exist to allow a person holding an undergraduate degree to acquire a qualification in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56526/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding allocation for the disabled persons grant scheme in respect of local authority owned housing, by local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58346/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding drawn down for the disabled persons grant scheme in respect of local authority owned housing, by local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58347/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Disability Authority (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for the announcement of the new board members of the National Disability Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 15 November 2022, the uptake on each of these courses over the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58305/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 20 October 2022, the percentage of High Court and Circuit Court judges that have availed of the training provided by the decision support service; the percentage of persons working for the Courts Service who availed of the information session provided by the decision support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 181. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 12 July 2022, if the action plan for the disability capacity review has been finalised; the timeframe for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58299/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 182. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 26 October 2022, the number of children who have had an assessment of needs completed since preliminary team assessments were ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58300/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 26 October 2022, if legal advice on the new interim clinical guidance has found it to be in compliance with the Disability Act 2005 if the new interim clinical guidance has been issued to children's disability network teams; if not, the timeframe for the new interim clinical guidance to be issued to CDNTs; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places out of the 200 additional Irish/EU medicine places that are for disciplines employed in children's disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58302/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to close Covid-19 testing centres; if so, the centres that are to be closed; the centres which will remain open; if he has plans in place to reopen centres in the event of a winter surge in Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58303/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: We are constantly encouraged to use public transport where available and to leave the car at home. I wish to raise problems with the bus service from Cavan to Dublin, the 109X. The service has sufficient capacity going to Dublin but there are huge problems with the return journey. Buses are at capacity when they reach the last stop out of Dublin, which is at Blanchardstown, from about 4.30...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I think they have not increased for 12 or 13 years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: There were two issues with it. The HSE pays a certain amount but each CHO area pays different amounts. When there is a boarding-out facility on the border of two CHO areas, as there is in my area between counties Cavan with Longford, the HSE pays different amounts as do the individuals. As the person said to me, there would be war if they found out they were being charged different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: Is it done by a referral from a GP?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that she is taking to improve July Provision in advance of summer 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58433/22]