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Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I oppose the continuation of these emergency measures for the proposed six months. I feel that time is excessive given that a sizeable proportion of the population is now being vaccinated, including the older cohort and those deemed vulnerable to the disease. In fact, the majority of people contracting Covid-19 now are those in the younger age groups and, for the most part, are not...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: The backlog of applicants for the driver theory test has been raised by many Deputies in recent weeks and months. The answer given has been that the test would be going online, and I was delighted to see that it did go online on the Road Safety Authority, RSA, website yesterday. Several constituents have contacted me about this issue to say that when they attempted to register for the test...

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: We are all united in our opinion that what was happening in Palestine, and Gaza in particular, had to stop. We all welcomed the ceasefire announced last week, but how many ceasefires have there been over the 54 years of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory? How long will this ceasefire last before Israel starts stealing Palestinian land again, while continuing to commit war...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the HAP spend on landlord payments from 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1484 of 24 March 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall in skilled mental health staff both here and internationally (details supplied) which is preventing the HSE from progressing the recruitment of clinicians for eating disorder teams; if he will raise this issue with the Higher Education...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: Has the Minister raised, or will he raise, the issue of the shortfall in skilled mental health staff with the Higher Education Authority with a view to expanding the number of places available in the subject area in third level institutions in this country?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I was concerned by information I received in reply to a parliamentary question I submitted recently regarding services for persons with eating disorders. The reply I received indicated the HSE had developed an approved model of care for eating disorders. It was launched in 2018 but, to date, out of the proposed eating disorder network of eight adult and eight child and adolescent mental...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister. I will point out there is a significant budget. Out of some €5.7 million made available, only €1.77 million has been invested. Something should be clearly earmarked at this stage. Money is not being used. The money is there, but all the money in the world is useless if there is no availability of trained personnel. It is a matter that should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Decision Support Service (20 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I thank Ms Flynn for her presentation. I thank all of the guests for attending the meeting to inform us about the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the establishment of the Decision Support Service, DSS. We all recognise the importance of this matter, particularly in terms of the full implementation of the UNCRPD that, without this Act, cannot be fully realised. My first...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I have been contacted by the residents of Mountnugent in County Cavan who are shocked and concerned by plans by Eir to erect a 12 m mast in the centre of the village. There has been no communication or consultation with local people. Mountnugent is a beautiful village, but if a mast is constructed there it will totally dominate it. As one local said to me, it will become known as the...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: Countless people have contacted my office about the lack of affordable housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan. Perhaps the Minister could advise me on what to say when constituents contact me wondering what they should do when the local authority informs them that they are over the threshold for social housing. Perhaps they have got a few extra shifts at work or had their hours increased...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when construction on a new Garda station in Bailieboro, County Cavan will commence; the estimated timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the fees and expenses paid to each member of the management board of the National Directorate For Fire and Emergency Management in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications that have been made in each of the past five years for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons that successfully applied for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons that unsuccessfully applied for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability in each of the past five years categorised by the criteria under which they were turned down in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average waiting time to process an application for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average waiting time for payment of the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if avenues are open to persons who have been successful in their application for the housing adaptation grant but do not have access to the bridging finance necessary to get the work completed to allow the grant to be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (18 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 436. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full-time qualified architects employed by his Department in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the number of vacant architects posts currently within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26521/21]