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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 18. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 3 February 2022, if his Department has liaised with the Department of Health and the HSE in the development of the new accommodation model and wrap around services with regard to the needs of disabled asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the call by an organisation (details supplied) for the United Nations Security Council to impose targeted sanctions against Israeli officials implicated in the crime of apartheid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has sought clarification from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the terms that would trigger a Border poll on Irish reunification; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15323/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: The consistent message we hear from witnesses who come before us relates to the cost of disability. We have one of the highest levels of people with disabilities at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Many live in consistent poverty and deprivation. The Minister referenced the Indecon report her Department had carried out. What measures are being taken to address the findings of that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: The Minister referred to the roadmap for social inclusion and how it commits to reduce the at risk of poverty and social exclusion rate for people with disabilities. However, the rate is still going to be 22.7% in 2030, which is almost double the general average at risk of poverty rate in 2020. I welcome everything that is being done to support people with disabilities. As the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Artists' Remuneration (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 33. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that disabled artists in receipt of the disability allowance or the blind pension can avail of the new basic income for the arts pilot scheme without losing their disability allowance or blind pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14854/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce a dedicated State pension for long-term family carers to ensure that they receive a full pension entitlement equivalent to the maximum State pension (contributory);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14855/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 832. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of the review of the standard operating procedure for assessment of need; if he will provide copies of the interim reports that were due to be issued three and six months from the start of the review in March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14019/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 871. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an assistive technology passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14174/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 936. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the additional 375 posts created in children’s disability services in the past two budgets as outlined in Dáil Éireann on 8 March 2022 in terms of the number of these positions that have been filled; the grade of each position; the total amount of funding provided; the details of the positions that remain vacant; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 941. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the shortfall of 400 staff in children’s disability services as outlined by him in Seanad Éireann in October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 937. To ask the Minister for Health the number of senior grade posts that will be appointed to children’s disability services as indicated in Dáil Éireann on 8 March 2022; the total amount of funding provided; the timeline for the appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 939. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the administrative staff posts for children’s disability services announced in Budget 2022 that have been filled to date; if the HSE plans to fill any further positions in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 940. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to recruit and deploy assistant psychologists for children’s disability services as indicated in Dáil Éireann on 8 March 2022; the number of these posts that were sanctioned and issued to his Department in 2021; the number of these posts that have been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14381/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been referred for further assessment after receiving a preliminary team assessment under the standard operating procedure for assessment of need; the waiting times for completion of the further assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 942. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases that have been taken against the State in each year since 2005 under the Disability Act 2005 for overdue assessment of need; the amount in legal costs paid by the State; the overall number of settlements awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14383/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of current or open cases being taken against the State under the Disability Act 2005 for overdue assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 944. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of the review of the standard operating procedure for assessments of needs; if he has received interim reports; if so, the date on which any such reports were received; if he published any interim reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: I am regularly contacted by people who have been diagnosed with cancer. The last thing they need when they get a devastating diagnosis like that is to have to fight for a medical card. Could the application process for a medical card for cancer patients be simplified? It would only be required for the duration of the treatment. Many patients also have to travel to receive treatment. In...

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: First, I thank all the Members who contributed to this debate and thank them for their support of the motion. I also thank the Government for supporting the motion. It is an issue that is affecting children and families in all parts of the country. We all agree it is an urgent issue that must be addressed. Children cannot continue to wait for supports they are entitled to, and parents...