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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1670. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated unit cost of providing one additional full-day service for a person with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dietitians employed within the oncology day unit at Cavan General Hospital; the additional cost of employing a dietitian within the oncology day unit at Cavan General Hospital; his plans for the recruitment of dietitians within the oncology day unit at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20941/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1798. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of the level of students currently graduating in Ireland to satisfy the staffing needs of children’s disability network teams; his views on the reasons that the shortfall in therapy staff working in children’s disability network teams has not been satisfied through recruitment within the European Union; and if he...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State and my colleagues, Deputies Ó Broin and Ryan, for their support and for staying back on a Thursday evening when we are on the eve of a recess. To explain again, the whole basis for this Bill is to help people all over the country to live comfortably within their own homes because they are unable to do so, sometimes for months and sometimes for longer, as...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: I move: "The the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of this Bill is to ensure that local authorities administrating the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability shall, as far as is practicable, process applications for the grant within a period of not more than four weeks from the date of receipt of the application. By application, I mean the date on which the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health Services Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request his Department to place therapy staff on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health Services Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to place therapy staff on the critical skills list in view of the fact that children’s disability network teams are currently well below their 100% staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the additional funding and resources that he has allocated to enable local authorities to increase the enforcement and inspections of cross-Border fuel movements in respect of the implementation of the provisions of the new enhanced solid fuel regulations within their functional areas; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank all the witnesses for their presentations and for attending the meeting. In its recent report, Ensuring Independent Living and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the committee recommended that additional consultation should take place with DPOs. Like everybody else, we are also learning the difference between a properly constituted DPO and some...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (6 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 151. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that a company (details supplied) has been refused tender to accept young persons into their care by Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18578/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State. He referred to the 49 LDCs. I am conscious that they assist 15,000 community groups and up to 170,000 individuals annually, which represents a tremendous outreach and a large amount of work. My two LDCs are Cavan County Local Development and Monaghan Integrated Development, which deliver a range of integration and resettlement programmes and supports to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: The supports being offered to refugees and new communities are invaluable, but they are usually for a limited time. I have met some refugees. Although they received invaluable support, they were expected to cope on their own after a certain while. They had made connections with staff and were still putting questions to them and looking for their support even after the programmes they had...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 78. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase funding and resources to local development companies that administer schemes such as the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme which will have an increased role in the provision of advice and services for Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18038/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister outline if she has plans to increase funding and resources to local development companies that administer schemes such as the social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, which will have an increased role in the provision of advice and services for Ukrainian refugees.

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: First, I would like to commend my colleague, Deputy Funchion, on bringing this motion forward and, indeed, on all the work she does on raising awareness around the issue of the exorbitant childcare costs. Childcare fees are far too high. They average at €200 a week per child. That is €800 a month, or even up to about €1,300 a month in some areas. It is like a second...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 140. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the provisions that are in place within the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme to ensure that funding is allocated to groups that provide infrastructure which is accessible for disabled persons; if her Department consulted with disabled persons organisations in the formation of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 851. To ask the Minister for Health the format of the nationwide compliance and proscribing audit of CAMHS teams; the timeframe for completion of the audit; if this audit will include the inspection of case files; if staff and parents will be consulted as part of the audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 852. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE homecare staff and staff working for companies providing homecare that are contracted by the HSE are fully equipped with personal protective equipment which will enable them to continue providing a service in cases in which a person with complex care needs or their family carer have tested positive for Covid-19; his views on whether such a service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 885. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of the action plan on the Disability Capacity Review which was due in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18395/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: 886. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the existing level of respite in County Cavan; if it is intended to provide separate centres for children and adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18396/22]