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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]

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.

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

Pauline Tully: That is good to hear. I thank Ms Ryan.

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

Pauline Tully: I want to raise the issue of the technology that Fiacre or another student used in primary school and how it does not follow them into secondary school. If it is being provided by the Department, it should. Maybe if it was a case where the SENO has been awkward, the Department has not supported it and the school has purchased it themselves, then the school will lay claim to it, which should...

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

Pauline Tully: It should not. It is my understanding that the Department has given it to the student. I know of instances where it has come with the student, which is right. That is the way it should be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Employment: Discussion (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the witnesses. I welcome what Mr. Joyce indicated in his opening statement about how many of the unions in his organisation were displaying more awareness of autism and addressing it. Sometimes, ignorance breeds fear. Mr. Joyce spoke about passport systems. Will he expand on that point? At our earlier session, we discussed assistive technology and how it should follow a child...

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

Pauline Tully: I am delighted that the witnesses are here to give their evidence to us. As the Chair says, they are an inspiration to many people. Many young people and their parents feel it is a constant battle to get the resources and supports that they need. I have a couple of questions. Firstly, I will say that it is outrageous for any child to be made to feel stupid. I come from an educational...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that he has not implemented all of the recommendations set out in an independent review by a person (details supplied) of matters relating to student nurses and midwives; the timeframe within which he intends to implement the outstanding recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61506/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Pauline Tully: 329. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 16 November 2021, if a clinical review of the medical cannabis access programme has been completed to assess whether there is new information to support the addition of further medical conditions that are able to avail of this programme; if not, the timeframe for this review to be completed; and if he will make a...