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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Personal Transport for People with Disabilities: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: There is no timescale either. This could drag out for many more years. We hope it will not. Yesterday there was a discussion when Deputy Wynne and I raised a Topical Issue on the Indecon report on the cost of disability. We were informed by the Minister there was a meeting that encompassed all Departments undertaking this work. I hope it will progress at a rapid pace. Many disabled...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (15 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: We must recognise that if we are to deal with disability directly, a response by all Departments is required. One of the things that struck me from the report is that Ireland is fourth from the bottom of the list of 31 countries where the percentage of our social protection budget is the lowest when dealing with disability supports. The level of payment and allowances to disabled people...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (15 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the publication of the Indecon report on the cost of disability, which was published last week after months of waiting. We were informed last summer that this report was completed. It is regrettable it was not presented to the Government prior to budget 2022 as it might have influenced how spending on disability would be managed in the coming year. I hope the next few months are...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I commend my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, on introducing the Bill, which is supported by the Opposition parties. It aims to provide increased protection for those at risk of homelessness following an eviction notice by providing a three-month extension to the notice-to-quit period triggered by a housing authority, which would prevent their entry into emergency accommodation. The primary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the recommendations presented by a person (details supplied) to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement in June 2019 were implemented. [61196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 538. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a consultation with a paediatric urologist at Temple Street Hospital; the number waiting up to 6, 6 to 12, 12 and 24 and more than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61146/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 539. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a consultation with a paediatric urologist at Temple Street Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the plans he has to reduce the waiting time for a consultation with a paediatric urologist at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 540. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a paediatric urology procedure at Temple Street Hospital; the number waiting up to 6, 6 to 12, 12 and 24 and more than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a paediatric urology procedure at Temple Street Hospital in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the plans he has to reduce the waiting time for procedures at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61149/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric urologists at Temple Street Hospital in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61150/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I was contacted by the mother of an 18-month-old boy during the week. When the child was six weeks old, their GP highlighted that the baby had an undescended testicle. He was referred to a consultant in County Cavan, but he needs to see a paediatric urologist in Temple Street Children's Hospital. His parents have just been told that he may get a consultation when he is five years old....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measures contained within his CAP Strategic Plan to provide for women farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the use of low-emission slurry spreading technology as per the Climate Action Plan if TAMS grant aid is no longer permissible arising from the draft Nitrates Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing supports specifically for entrepreneurs with disabilities who want to establish their own business that acknowledges the additional cost of setting up and maintaining a business that disabled persons face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60817/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the lack of IDA investment in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60816/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. It has been informative and moving and has given me much to think about. I could not agree more with Ms O'Toole. There is a substantial budget for disability services here. Although not enough, it is not only about the money; it is about how it is distributed. It is not getting to the...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: I am happy to support the motion and Sinn Féin's amendment to it. Ireland has huge potential not only to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas targets but also to become a leading provider of green energy in Europe. However, this will not happen if proper and robust planning is not carried out now and the substantial investment needed in the sector provided. Ireland is not on track to reach...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 97. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if information on a convent (details supplied) is contained in the archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 505. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide funding to alleviate the pressure on Temple Street and Crumlin Hospitals as per the request submitted by Children’s Health Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59896/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 584. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with a disability in each CHO; the number of therapists working as part of a children’s disability network team in each CHO and by therapy speciality provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60282/21]