Results 3,481-3,500 of 3,863 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated additional cost of extending the home-based summer education programme from four weeks to five and six weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of supplying all staff involved in the home-based summer education programme 2020 with equipment; the average cost per staff member of supplying equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of places made available for children wishing to take part in the summer education programme for children with complex needs in 2020; the number of children who applied for the programme in 2020; the number of children who took part in the programme in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated additional cost of increasing the number of places available for children with complex needs on the summer education programme by 100, 200 and 300; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that took part in the summer education programme for children with complex needs in 2020; the estimated additional cost of introducing a grant of €1,000, €2,500 and €5,000 per school which takes part in the programme if the same number of schools participate in 2021; the estimated additional cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants who participated in the summer education programme for children with complex needs in 2020; the pay cost for special needs assistants taking part in the programme in 2020; the average payment SNAs received for taking part in the programme in 2020; the estimated additional cost of raising this payment by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of supplying all staff involved in the summer education programme for children with complex needs in 2020 with personal protective equipment; the average cost per staff member of supplying personal protective equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24302/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of transport places that were made available for children to take part in the summer education programme 2020; the number of children to avail of transport during the programme in 2020; the cost of transport for the programme in 2020; the proportion of this which was spent on direct transport; the proportion of this which was spent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of transport places that were made available for children to take part in the summer education programme for children with complex needs in 2020; the number of children to avail of transport during the programme in 2020; the cost of transport for the programme in 2020; the proportion of this which was spent on direct transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children taking part in the school-based summer education programme 2020 who were entitled to the school meals programme; the number of children taking part in the programme in 2020 who availed of the school meals programme; the full cost of running the school meals programme during the programme in 2020; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children taking part in the summer education programme for children with complex needs in 2020 who were entitled to the school meals programme; the number of children taking part in the programme in 2020 who availed of the school meals programme; the full cost of running the school meals programme during the programme in 2020;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions which are needed for weddings restrictions to be relaxed to allow for more than six in attendance; the timeframe for weddings to be able to permit more than six guests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 882. To ask the Minister for Health if he will lift restrictions on partners and supporting persons attending full maternity care services including scans, labour and post-delivery visits in view of low community transmission and full vaccination of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24513/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care of the Elderly (6 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has asked officials to give this model of care more consideration to determine if an expansion of the scheme is warranted. That is good news. However, the issues I have outlined need to be addressed for those who are currently providing care under the scheme. Providers of boarding out facilities are currently working for less...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care of the Elderly (6 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: I wish to raise the issue of boarding out regulations which comes under SI 225 of 1993. As the date suggests, these regulations first came into operation in 1993. They allow for individuals or families to take care of elderly people in their own home. This is suitable for an older person who is not able to live independently or with family members of their own, or does not want to live...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: While Sinn Féin supports this Bill there are aspects of it I am concerned about. A just transition must occur if this is to work. I live in the heart of rural Ireland and am very concerned about the effects that initiatives under this Bill are going to have or indeed are having on people living in rural Ireland and on the farming community in particular. The vast majority of people...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Pauline Tully: I fully support the motion tabled by the Labour Party and commend the party on so doing. It deals with a very important issue that I expect has been raised with every Deputy. I want to highlight a number of school-based issues affecting children with autism. Many children diagnosed with autism are given a place in an ASD unit or special class only to find that the person teaching them...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Pauline Tully: I am very concerned about the statistics released this week which state that one in five detected sexual crimes reported to the Garda involved minors as both victims and perpetrators. This is extremely worrying, as it involves those so young, most of whom I am presuming are in their teens. I do not want to think that they could be younger. As a former teacher in a secondary school, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2021)

Pauline Tully: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle charging points in each county; the number of electric vehicle charging points that have been installed in each county since the formation of the 33rd Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2021)

Pauline Tully: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the electric vehicle strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21459/21]