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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions that he has taken to ensure that information in polling stations is in accessible formats for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has investigated alternative voting mechanisms that are currently in place in other countries that make voting more accessible for people with disabilities such as internet voting which takes place in Estonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the meetings of the transport working group that have taken place in relation to transport and mobility schemes of relevance to persons with disabilities since January 2022 to date; the date that each meeting of this group took place; if a new transport and mobility scheme is being...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 186. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 24 November 2022, if he will provide this Deputy with copies of the five papers and technical annex submitted to his Department in July 2022 by the criteria sub-group in the Department of Finance in relation to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the ways in which families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions that have taken place between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 274. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1071 of 8 November 2022, if he will report on the success or otherwise of the international recruitment campaign with respect to recruits for children's disability network teams; if he will report on the size of the expansion of panels for occupational therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists and speech and language...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide this Deputy with the Children's Disability Network Team Staff Census and Workforce Review 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62624/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Apologies have been received from the Chairperson, Deputy Michael Moynihan, who cannot be here today. Apologies have also been received from Senator Seery Kearney and Deputy John Paul Phelan. The purpose of today's meeting is a discussion about the decongregation of mental health settings. The Mental Health Commission, MHC, has advised that it cannot discuss the specifics of Owenacurra...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: We are in an Oireachtas committee. It is implied that we are discussing a serious issue. I call Senator Clonan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: The Senator's time has concluded. We must move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: The witnesses were invited in to speak about congregated settings. It is common practice for members of the committee to use examples from their area or wherever. It is not that Owenacurra was mentioned specifically. No specific centres were mentioned. However, it was not precluded from discussion either. It is relevant to the topic under discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: We need to move on. I call Deputy Canney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Do any members want to ask an additional question on issues that have not been covered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Please allow Mr. Farrelly finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Please allow the witness to reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Does anyone else want to ask an additional question before we bring the meeting to a close?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. Farrelly, Dr. Finnerty and Mr. Kiernan from the Mental Health Commission for attending and for their insightful contributions today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. John Bruton (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Other witnesses were here a few weeks ago representing Amnesty International. There expressed grave concern about the UK Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which Senator Blaney has already mentioned. They stated, Amnesty had "grave concern about and opposition to the Troubles Bill, which would institute a de factoamnesty for grave human rights violations committed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. John Bruton (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: I should make the point that it is the British Government that is introducing the amnesty for its soldiers. No other organisation is looking for this amnesty and it does not have the support of any party on this island.