Results 2,841-2,860 of 3,809 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take into consideration the information supplied by a person (details supplied) and review the decision to remove their disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10303/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the methods of payment open to persons receiving a disability payment through her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10353/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if a panel has been set up to examine the categories of workers to receive the Covid-19 frontline bonus payment; and the way in which submissions can be made to this panel. [9903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders who have been mistakenly billed for a private medical procedure in each of the past five years; the number of medical card holders who were reimbursed after paying for a procedure that was mistakenly billed to them as a private procedure in each of the past five years in tabular form; the actions he is taking to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the newly established Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group who have a lived experience of disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/22]

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

Pauline Tully: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a respite centre (details supplied) in Listowel has been closed; the timeframe for when this service will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of personal budgets for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/22]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: On the reference to people with experience of advocacy, is that to state that people with lived experience can be on the board?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: The Minister of State is probably aware of the ongoing difference of opinion regarding what a disabled persons organisation, DPO, is. It would be important to have a register of DPOs and that the DPOs be the ones consulted, rather than the service providers.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: It does.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: On that last question and on primary care services, at the moment under the progressing disability services, PDS, model, some children are being deemed less complex and as having less complex needs than others and are being referred to primary care. How is the division within primary care made? Obviously, it deals with a wide range of different health related issues as well as-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: Would the budget clear cut-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: I agree with the Minister of State that universal design is very important. Part M of the building regulations needs to be reviewed. All houses should be designed so they are suitable for anyone because as people get older, their mobility-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: That is right. We are spending a lot of money on adaptation grants and moving people from one property to another. It is not just our houses; our whole environment needs to be universally designed, including transport links. The biggest obstacle to housing for disabled people is the lack of consultation with the health authorities to provide whatever those people need to support them to...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: I absolutely agree.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: Are there measures to carry out unannounced and on-the-spot inspections of residential properties where people with disabilities reside or will the authorities only react to a report of a concern? Does this apply to public and private facilities?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: They can do on-the-spot and unannounced visits for both private and public facilities.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if a new disabled drivers medical scheme appeals board has been appointed; if not, the timeframe for when a new board will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that a review of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme which he committed to have completed in 2021 was not completed in this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9704/22]