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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.

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: Our calls for a border poll are being made on a regular basis. It seems to be almost ignored here that we are also calling constantly for preparation for unity. Those talks need to happen. As Mr. Brady said, it is happening constantly on the ground among people in the North who are ahead of the political parties. The Government needs to start working on preparing for that poll.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: As many of my colleagues have stated, this is not about the Bill - there is no issue with the Bill - or the amendments. It is about transparency and ensuring mistakes of the past are not repeated. A doctor or clinician should be obliged to inform a patient of the right to a Part 5 review at the time of diagnosis, but that is not the case under the Bill. The Bill does not provide for a...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome this motion and commend the Social Democrats on tabling it. We have a severe crisis in teacher supply at present in both primary and post-primary schools, primarily caused by the cost and availability of housing throughout the country, especially in Dublin and other urban centres. It is greatly exacerbated by the current cost-of-living crisis. Teachers, particularly lower-paid...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date he last met formally with the CEO and-or chairperson of Inland Fisheries Ireland; the date he is scheduled to next meet with the CEO and-or chairperson of Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional PSO funded Bus Éireann services that will be provided in 2023 by location in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who have used Bus Éireann route 109X in each direction in 2021 and to date in 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to appoint an additional full-time fiscal attaché and an additional full-time budget attaché at assistant principal officer grade to the Irish permanent representation to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he spoke with the US Senate leader (details supplied) during his recent visit to Washington DC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a general service recruitment campaign for both the Army and the Air Corps will be launched early in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the refurbishment works on a school (details supplied) to be completed; the estimated cost of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí within the Cavan-Monaghan division who successfully completed a van personnel carrier course in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61323/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to the Cavan-Monaghan roads policing unit as of 1 June 2021 and 30 November 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61324/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available in counties Cavan and Monaghan respectively for children with epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61317/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new medical interns who were taken on in each year since and including 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61318/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time adult speech and language therapists for adults with intellectual disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61319/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the investments in and capital projects at Cavan General Hospital in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (7 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 187. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61314/22]

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: Many people enjoy the activity of gambling and do so responsibly but for some people and their families, gambling can become a very serious problem. Recent research by the Gambling Awareness Trust in conjunction with Maynooth University places the number of people in the South who engage in problem gambling at approximately 55,000. There is a need for greater action to help those at risk as...