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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 368. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual expenditure on the disability allowance for 2021; the estimated additional cost of increasing disability allowance payments by €5, €15 and €20, respectively for those currently in receipt of this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (6 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that was allocated for assistive technologies for persons with disabilities in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; the unmet need for assistive technologies in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; the additional funding needed to increase funding for assistive technologies by 5%, 10% and 25%,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (6 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding allocated to the disability awareness support scheme in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the additional cost of increasing funding to the scheme by 5%, 10% and 25%, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36452/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of introducing a total contribution approach to the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (6 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 372. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the disability allowance by €10, €50 and €100, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36454/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (6 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the maximum period a person with a disability can spend with the EmployAbility service; the estimated additional cost of increasing the duration of participation with the EmployAbility service by one week, one month and three months, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36455/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts she has made in respect of implementing a review of the Education of Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if this will be a full legislative review; if it will update all of the provisions within the Act to better reflect the contemporary understanding of disability and best practice for inclusive education as outlined...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have signed up for the enhanced summer July provision programme for children with additional educational needs; the reason her Department did not announce the details of the programme until mid-May impacting on the time for school planning and parents' ability to source tutors; if she will consider implementing a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a report (details supplied) which was commissioned in October 2019 and was originally to be submitted to her Department by quarter 1 of 2020 has been submitted; the timeframe for the publication of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the efforts she has made in respect of implementing a total contribution approach to the contributory pension system; when this system will be introduced; if this will include a provision for credited contributions that ensures that persons who take time out of the workforce to care for children and loved ones are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Institutionalisation and the Inappropriate Use of Congregated Settings: Discussion (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: Apologies have been received from Deputies Canney and Hourigan and Senators Bacik and Higgins. Deputy Moynihan is unavoidably delayed, but he will join the meeting soon. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss institutionalisation and the inappropriate use of congregated settings. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to our guests: Professor Roy McConkey, Institute of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Institutionalisation and the Inappropriate Use of Congregated Settings: Discussion (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Professor McConkey for that opening statement. I now call Ms Lynn Fitzpatrick to make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Institutionalisation and the Inappropriate Use of Congregated Settings: Discussion (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Ms Fitzpatrick for her opening statement. I call Professor Gulati to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Institutionalisation and the Inappropriate Use of Congregated Settings: Discussion (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Ms Flanagan for her opening statement. Following the speaking rota for members, I call Deputy Cairns.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Institutionalisation and the Inappropriate Use of Congregated Settings: Discussion (1 Jul 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank all the witnesses. We have had an engaging meeting with many different viewpoints put forward. It has certainly given me considerable food for thought. I particularly commend Ms Fitzpatrick. She has given a very good account of representing her brother and other people like him. She has made us think that congregated settings may not all be bad. They need to be assessed...

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Pauline Tully: I am very happy to support this Bill to give pensioners a greater say in how their pension benefits, to which they paid into while working, are determined. Many workers have contributed to pension funds while working and from which their pensions are now paid. However, as soon as they retire or, at the most, six months thereafter, they no longer have any say in the terms and conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Jun 2021)

Pauline Tully: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to Local Link bus services in 2021; the estimated additional cost of increasing this funding by 5%, 10% and 25%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35152/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2021)

Pauline Tully: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the maximum grant level for the housing adaptation grant for persons with disabilities was last increased; the estimated additional funding needed to increase the maximum grant level by €5,000, €10,000 and €20,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2021)

Pauline Tully: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated additional cost of increasing the income threshold of €60,000 to qualify for housing adaptation grant for persons with disabilities by €1,000, €,5000 and €10,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2021)

Pauline Tully: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated additional cost of funding the recruitment of a support person with disability training in each education and training board to support students with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35151/21]