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Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: As my colleagues have stated, Sinn Féin will support this Bill, which transposes EU directives that will help in the fight against fraud and will be in the financial interests of the EU and, by extension, Ireland. It is welcome that this Bill tackles further aspects of white-collar crime, corruption and fraud of public money. The EU sources of income, however, include contributions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that an independent analysis of the north-south interconnector takes place in line with the motion passed by Dáil Éireann on 16 February 2017 in view of the fact that the communities affected by the proposed Kildare-Meath grid upgrade are being consulted on an underground option; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional supports will be provided to chauffeurs due to Covid-19 restrictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3915/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the sector’s exclusion from current Covid-19 financial supports and the way in which this can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Support Services (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the supports that are in place for employers to employ and retain persons with disabilities; if she will consider extending these supports to persons with disabilities who are self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 854. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of a full medical card; the number of persons on a full medical card; the average cost of a general practitioner visit only card; the number of persons on a general practitioner visit only card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the differential between the average cost of a full medical card and the average cost of a general practitioner visit only card; the number of persons in receipt of both cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Respite Care Services (27 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 856. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of formal out-of-home respite service; the average cost of formal in-home respite service; the average cost of recreation and holiday respite breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4376/21]

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: The long-awaited report of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes is, unfortunately, not what many expected. Survivors have waited for five years for this report and so many are disappointed that, after all that time, they just feel let down. One survivor contacted me on Monday to thank my party for all the work that it has done to support survivors. She told me that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (20 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric rheumatologists who were employed in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (20 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the HSE has advertised for the post of paediatric rheumatologist since January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2544/21]

Covid-19 (Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: The lack of forethought shown by the Minister and her Department over whether schools needed to close was very disappointing. There should always have been a plan B in place if schools needed to close. The Minister had nine months to organise this. Instead, we had half-baked plans cobbled together over the course of 24 hours, which collapsed just as quickly. In such a context, a letter...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his understanding of what constitutes click and collect shopping; his view on whether customers using click and collect should be able to pay for their purchase while in the shop or if this should be done remotely prior to collecting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1460/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Public Service Numbers (13 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 248. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank can insist on a PPS number for a person to open an account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Trade Agreements (13 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 743. To ask the Minister for Health if he will continue to apply restrictions based on domestic legislation in contravention of EU trade law and the advice of the European Commission in view of the fact that EU hemp-derived products made from the entire plant, with not more than 0.2% tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, are protected under Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Legislation (13 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 771. To ask the Minister for Health if he ceased regulating hemp-derived products under domestic legislation which directly contravenes EU trade law in view of the fact that EU hemp-derived products made from the entire plant are protected under Articles 34 and 36 of TFEU and are not controlled within the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 1104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of his Department in prohibiting the marketing of hemp-derived agricultural food products in Ireland in view of the CJEU ruling of 19 November 2020 and statements by the European Commission on 2 and 3 December 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44721/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Pauline Tully: 1105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to lift the sanctions his Department imposed on the Irish hemp industry; if he will defend the rights of Irish hemp farmers and processors to market their agricultural product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44722/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Disability Strategy (17 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 9. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she has taken to implement action 127 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43212/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Disability Strategy (17 Dec 2020)

Pauline Tully: 86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she has taken to implement action 128 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43213/20]