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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 182. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 26 October 2022, the number of children who have had an assessment of needs completed since preliminary team assessments were ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58300/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 26 October 2022, if legal advice on the new interim clinical guidance has found it to be in compliance with the Disability Act 2005 if the new interim clinical guidance has been issued to children's disability network teams; if not, the timeframe for the new interim clinical guidance to be issued to CDNTs; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 20 October 2022, the number of additional places out of the 200 additional Irish/EU medicine places that are for disciplines employed in children's disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58302/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to close Covid-19 testing centres; if so, the centres that are to be closed; the centres which will remain open; if he has plans in place to reopen centres in the event of a winter surge in Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58303/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give a commitment to take an inter-state challenge directly to the European Court of Human Rights if the British Government enacts the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, as called for by an organisation (details supplied); if preparations have begun to take an inter-state challenge given that this needs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding allocation for the disabled persons' grant scheme by local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58012/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding drawn down for the disabled persons' grant scheme by local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding drawn down by local authority for the housing adaptation grant scheme to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value and total number of grants awarded under the housing adaptation grant scheme in 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58015/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when annual waiting list data will be published for the housing adaptation grant scheme, a commitment contained in the Housing Options for Our Ageing Population policy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58016/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if plans and supports are in place to assist vulnerable persons living at home who are reliant on essential medical equipment in the event that there are electricity power outages; if not, the steps that he will take to put in place a plan and supports to assist persons in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57951/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome all our guests and thank them for their presentations. Everything that has been put forward is positive. It would be worth reaching out to other educational institutions to provide something similar, where that is not happening. A lot of institutions are now becoming more aware of their responsibility to be inclusive. To what extent is that happening? I ask the representatives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: Are the witnesses aware of other educational institutions that are offering something similar at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: On that, do the witnesses engage with second level institutions or schools on an ongoing basis? How do students know about the programme or apply to be part of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I have one last question on employers. Mr. MacNeill said the number has gone from four to 40, which is very impressive. Are most employers very receptive or are some reticent? If so, why?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I have questions for others but the Chair might want me to wait.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I would like to go to Ms Early. What she is doing is impressive. I welcome the guidance she has produced. Are other further education and training or universities doing what she is doing? Are they coming to her for guidance? Are they using the guidance that she has prepared? Are they reaching out for advice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: It was interesting in recent weeks that the Minister of State with responsibility for disability said there was going to be much more engagement with students at second level in respect of what they want to do after they finish second level and that there is not going to be this assumption that they just go in to a day service. This is welcome, is way past time and needs to happen so that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Minister. In the first part of the meeting, we heard about many positive initiatives being taken. We heard from SOLAS, DCU and the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Great work is being done and it must be replicated around the country, especially the model that is being offered in Trinity College. Specific funding supports must be provided to do that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pauline Tully: At a recent meeting, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, indicated that there would be a lot more work done with disabled students at second level about planning for their future, rather than just assuming they are going into a day service once they leave school. I hope the Minister will be part of that conversation and that preparation will be done at further...