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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider her decision to terminate the contract of her Department with the local employment service in favour of introducing a private service; if she will halt the tendering process of this service until a proper engagement with the relevant stakeholders can develop a more suitable model; and if she will make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for her opening remarks. I now call Mr. Bernard O'Regan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. O'Regan. Before I go to members, I am aware that a large number of issues will be raised. If necessary, could more detailed information be forwarded to the clerk for circulation to members? We will know as the meeting goes on whether that is necessary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: We will move on. There will be opportunities to come back on those issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Does the Minister of State wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State and I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: We are back in public session and I call Senator Alice-Mary Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I would like to make a few comments and ask a few questions regarding the progressing disability model and the 91 new CDNTs. They were supposed to be established by the end of June. We are now being told that they will be established by the end of the year. I note that some are officially established, but that there are still delays in transferring information from one service to another....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: The Minister of State mentioned SENOs. We need clarification about their role. The National Council for Special Education's website indicates that SENOs are supposed to support children and their families. I do not want to tar them all with the one brush. Some are excellent. I have met many in my career. Some are almost like guardians for the Department of Education, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I have any number of other questions and comments that I would love to make but we are running out of time. I am conscious that it is almost 12.30 p.m. I might email the Minister of State if that is okay. I thank all the witnesses for coming, for their contributions and for answering the many questions and issues that were raised. They were very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Apologies have been received from Deputies Moynihan and Phelan, and Senator O'Loughlin. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss aligning disability services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, in particular an update on progressing disability services. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to the Minister of State at the Department...

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Bill from the Social Democrats and agree that there needs to be a standardised teaching of health, relationships and sex education across all schools in Ireland. The RSE programmes in our schools leave a lot to be desired. While some improvements have been made over the years, they are still not adequate. A programme needs to be much more than a focus on the biological aspect...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: We have obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, to ensure that disabled people are treated equally in society. We ratified the UNCRPD in 2018 but from what I can see, no progress has been made on this issue since then in the area of transport. It is a vicious circle. The Minister of State mentioned the free travel scheme and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: People with disabilities should be able to lead full and active lives within their communities but there remain many obstacles that work to prevent them from doing so. Access to personal transport is one of these. While improving access to public transport is an important issue in its own right, it is unreasonable to suggest it can address the transport needs of the many disabled people who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fines that were issued for persons parking illegally in disability parking bays in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of fines that were issued in each of these years that were paid; the number of fines that were issued in each of these years that were not paid; the number of court proceedings that were commenced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite services in each CHO which are currently closed; the county within each CHO in which the services that are closed operate; the length of time each of these services have been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57774/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a response was never received to an expression of interest made in March 2020 by a school (details supplied) to assist with planning in respect of the requirement for special class provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57284/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: Milltown National School in Belturbet, County Cavan expressed an interest in having an ASD unit in the school but has not received a reply. What is the status of this request?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: It was a parent who contacted me about this matter. She is anxious that all her children attend the same school. One of them is on the autism spectrum. From her conversations with the principal in Milltown, she knew the school was interested and had made an expression of interest in having an ASD unit but that it had not heard back. On foot of her query, I submitted a parliamentary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: As the Minister of State indicated, not all schools are volunteering to have ASD units put in place. The numbers of people being assessed as having autism are increasing. Not all will need to be in an ASD unit or special class. Many are in mainstream schools and classes and are thriving. Schools might need more information. The principal had asked if additional finances would be provided...