Results 181-200 of 3,809 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: One of my first questions was going to be to ask whether there is a shortage of ISL interpreters in Ireland. In his comment that there are 140 of them in the country, Mr. Sherwin indicated there is a shortage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: I received an email today from a parent of a young lad who is in college and is deaf. Sometimes an ISL interpreter is available but sometimes there is none. When no interpreter is available, he has a note taker and that takes away his independence. I do not know whether the problem is that the college fails to make the effort to book all the time or whether it cannot get an ISL...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: The point Mr. Sherwin has made has been made by many people who have come before the committee. They are often the only unpaid person in the room but they are the experts in the room. Some smaller DPOs that have been formed are told to get charitable status and then they can apply for various forms of funding. They say they are not charities but disabled people advocating for themselves....

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward the motion and affording us the opportunity to again discuss the important work of family carers, and the need to review and reform supports for them. Family carers have long been held up as the crucial pillar of care and support in Ireland. We have various strategies and documents referring to the important role that family carers play in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a full list of the value of equipment purchased and procured for the Defence Forces in each of the past two years from companies based in the United States, France and the UK, in tabular form. [38212/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost to increase the number of permanent full-time driver testers employed by the RSA to 290. [38209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of ensuring all remaining Bus Éireann PSO buses are fully wheelchair-accessible. [38210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland plans to run an advertisement campaign on social media and print media reminding drivers to ensure that they have paid their toll fee before 8pm the next day. [38211/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) (Amendment) Bill; and when this Bill will move to the next stage. [38203/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within her Department as of 18 September 2024, in tabular form. [38206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 4 July 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [38201/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Programme (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the legislative programme within her Department. [38202/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 18 September 2024. [38207/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the legislative programme within his Department. [38208/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 97. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in Cavan children's disability network team as of 16 September 2024. [38204/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 98. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE medical social workers, by grade, working in Monaghan children's disability network team in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [38205/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 12. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend eligibility of carer’s benefit to include people who are self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37672/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 33. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to increase the income disregards and earnings thresholds for disability allowance and carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37671/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (24 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 389. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of waiting lists that the HSE operate for children requiring therapy assessments and therapy services. [37848/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (24 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 390. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children who have had an assessment of need completed and are on a waiting list for therapy services; the total number in each CHO and LHO; the total number of children waiting for follow on therapy following a block of fixed term appointments; and the total number in each CHO and LHO, in...