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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: I have been contacted by several constituents who have received letters from their dentists stating that the latter are withdrawing from the medical card scheme. This appears to be widespread. I have heard from dentists who have told me that the issue of personal protective equipment, PPE, is the straw that broke the camel's back. They say that the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (19 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a national services development plan will commence in 2020 led by an organisation (details supplied) as the crucial first step in developing a comprehensive national response to domestic abuse and coercive control that will work and that will be evidence based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37605/20]

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: One of the most serious issues in my area and elsewhere in Cavan is that of drug misuse and the crime associated with it. At one time, this would have been thought of as an urban issue but that is no longer the case. It is an issue in every town and village and every rural area. Young people are constantly being brought into this seedy world without realising the consequences. Some are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (18 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: I welcome Professor Quinn to the committee and thank him for his presentation. I congratulate him on his appointment as UN special rapporteur and wish him luck going forward. It is a very important role. As he pointed out, our committee has a very important role. I think, based on the meetings we have held, that we are determined to work cohesively to progress the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (17 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of disabled asylum seekers in direct provision. [36923/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (17 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of disabled asylum seekers in emergency accommodation. [36924/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (17 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 632. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of disabled asylum seekers in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36994/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines on water births; if the HSE has advised that home-birthing parents can no longer have water births; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36548/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (17 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 829. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the personalised budgets demonstration projects pilot; the number of disabled persons who have signed up in phase 1 and phase 2; the projected timeline for the completion of the demonstration projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36922/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (17 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 841. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the personalised budgets demonstration projects pilot; the number of disabled persons who have signed up in phase 1 and 2; the timeframe for the completion of the demonstrations projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36992/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views as to whether student nurses joining the front line against Covid-19 should be exempt from the six-month rule for sitting the driver test; if so, the steps he will take to implement the necessary changes needed; the timeframe to implement these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35785/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons who had received appointment dates for their driver theory tests during the six-week level 5 restriction period had their tests cancelled and rescheduled 18 weeks after the initial date; his views on the adequacy of this; the steps he will take to rectify this; the timeframe...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (12 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work carried out by the family justice oversight group to implement the report on reform of the family law system by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality with reference to parental alienation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35836/20]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: Has the Government plans in place to replace the EU cross-border directive on the island of Ireland? Hospitals in the North have been told by the HSE just this week that they will not reimburse any new clients for operations after 1 January. Those who have had a consultation before the end of the year will be reimbursed if they are in the system, even if the procedure goes into next year,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: I thank all our guests for their contributions. I found them very engaging, especially that of Dr. McDonagh. She made the point, also made by Ms Gibney, that by speaking to people with disabilities, rather than somebody representing them, we will get a much clearer picture of what is needed. That is so important. We were talking earlier about inviting guests to our meetings in the coming...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 751. To ask the Minister for Health if persons attending groups (details supplied) or other organised weight reduction groups can do so if they can arrange weigh-ins once a week for members on an individual basis adherent to public health advice in the interests of physical and mental health and well-being of participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35276/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: I was contacted this week by the family of a 93-year-old woman who is living alone in a house which is extremely damp and necessitates keeping the heating on constantly. She applied to the better energy warmer homes scheme but she was refused because she had the attic in her house insulated about 20 years ago. This is a very good scheme which aims to improve the energy efficiency and warmth...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (5 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the reintroduction of primary medical certificate assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State to the meeting. I, too, welcome the formation of the committee. It was called for for a long time but did not happen until now, so it is great that it has happened. As the Minister noted, disability is not just a health issue; it is a much broader issue and I fully agree with that. We have to be careful not to overlap with the other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Pauline Tully: 93. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding commitments by successive Governments to close all institutional settings by 2018; his views on the adequacy of the measures taken by successive Governments to meet the yearly targets as set out in the report, Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; the actions he will take to accelerate the deinstitutionalisation process; the...