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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: We are two and a half years into the programme for Government yet the transfer of specialist disability services from the Department of Health to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has still not taken place. We understand that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is behind the delay. As a consequence, the Minister for Health will no longer...

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

Pauline Tully: 83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans that will rapidly shift the focus of building companies towards the building and renovating of social and affordable homes for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62580/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who is applying to be readmitted to the local authority housing list after being on the rental accommodation scheme for ten years or more will be treated as a first-time applicant or will their time on the RAS be taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62581/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the funding recouped by each local authority under the Voids Programme from 2018 to date; the number of vacant houses that were renovated and reissued to tenants by each local authority through the Voids Programme from 2018 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62582/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to undertake a review of the voting process to ensure compliance with the UNCRPD and universal design in consultation with designated public officials and persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62583/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the training in disability awareness that is in place for all returning officers and polling staff; if he has plans to introduce a complaints mechanism to ensure timely and appropriate remedies to those polling station service users with disabilities who have a justified complaint; and if he will make a...

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

Pauline Tully: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider removing the need to renew access for postal voting on an annual basis for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62585/22]

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]

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: This motion tonight highlights the terrible situation our health system is currently in and puts forward real solutions that can assist in turning this around. A recent survey carried out by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, found that 65% of nursing graduates are currently considering emigrating due to the cost of living. This Government has failed to tackle the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 325. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent changes introduced to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill by the British government during its second reading in the House of Lords; if the British government advised the Irish Government of these changes before second reading; if he shares the assessment that the Bill still fails to discharge the British...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 618. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 25 October 2022, the timeline for workers in non-HSE and non-section 39 organisations to receive their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62158/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Talking to the manager of the local children's disability network team, CDNT, she said there are many children with suspected autism waiting to be assessed. Many of them are non-verbal. There needs to be a change to the methods of assessment. Autistic children are very intelligent young people. They need supports to be the best version of themselves, to be able to progress. Is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Is that available here? Is it available to a large number of children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Absolutely.