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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the recent relaxation of Covid-19 regulations now enables gyms and leisure centres to allow their members to avail of their changing rooms and shower facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (5 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers that work in County Cavan by office; the number of community welfare officers in the county that have been absent from work due to illness in the past six months by office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47639/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (5 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time that community welfare officers have been absent due to illness in County Cavan over the past six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47651/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Oct 2021)

Pauline Tully: 596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the free HPV vaccine programme to girls in every age group who are still attending school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47674/21]

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: Afghanistan has a long and turbulent history of domination by foreign nations. It won its full independence from Britain in the same period as the Twenty-six Counties of the Irish Free State gained independence from the same colonial power. Since that civil war, the occupation by the Soviet Union in 1979 and by the US in 2001 has seen that country in conflict for most of that time and...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: There are many issues that I could raise in regard to housing and housing needs, for example, the cost of rent, the cost of purchase, availability and so on. However, I wish to raise the issue of the lack of housing suitable for disabled people and the lack of will to meet the needs of disabled people who seek social housing. I have been contacted by many families where there are aged...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: A constituent of mine, Eileen, is a 76-year-old woman with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. She requires two carers at a time to operate a hoist so that she can be cared for properly. There have been numerous occasions when she has been left with no care; once for a whole weekend. Carers on holidays or sick leave are not replaced or sometimes only one turns up when two are needed to operate...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: First Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for ease of access to a housing adaptation grant for people with a disability for those applicants qualifying for same and to provide for related matters. The purpose of the Bill is to ensure local authorities administering the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability shall, as far as is...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: First Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: 197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for extending eligibility for an employment permit to non-EEA healthcare assistants to work in hospital and nursing home settings but not in home care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (28 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: 587. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that an adequate number of healthcare assistants can be sourced here or within the EEA; if he is satisfied that pay, conditions and training here for home care staff are sufficient in order to ensure that an adequate number of healthcare assistants can be sourced here or within the EEA to meet the growing demand for home care; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the eligibility for breast screening and genetic testing to all women aged 25 and over considering the cost savings involved in the early detection of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46714/21]

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: I read with interest the A Better Normal report by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children. There are several points I wish to make regarding the report and what it highlights. It is shameful that there is need for such a report. We are supposed to be a civilised society. Although I am not sure that we can ever eradicate poverty entirely, it is frightening that the report indicates that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider reviewing the 50% school bus transport capacity limit that is currently in operation in the post-primary service; if so, the timeframe for any such review; if she will consider a goodwill provision for late applications for the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45504/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by the State Examination Board when marking down accredited grades which students were allocated by their teachers in leaving certificate 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45505/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: The Chair, Deputy Moynihan, sends his apologies as he cannot be here this morning, but he may join us remotely at some stage. Apologies have also been received from Senator Higgins. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the participation of people with disabilities in political, cultural, community and public life. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to Ms Renee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Councillor Cronnelly. We have received apologies from Senator Seery Kearney, who unexpectedly cannot attend. I passed on apologies from Senator Higgins at the start of the meeting but she is joining the meeting remotely. I welcome Senator Ruane, who is here to ask questions on behalf of Senator Higgins. Am I right in thinking that Councillor Bailey is under a little bit of time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: Four members are indicating that they wish to ask questions of the councillor. Is she comfortable to take the four questions together or would she prefer to take them one at a time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Pauline Tully: There were lots of questions there. I understand if Ms Bailey wants to come back to the committee with answers at a later stage, as was suggested.