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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated funding that will be needed to bring all vacant local authority housing up to a liveable standard in counties Cavan and Monaghan by local electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27790/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Costs (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 232. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding available in the childminding development grant; the number of applications received to date in 2020; the amount of funding approved by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of People with Disabilities (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the first report to the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27787/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of People with Disabilities (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative barriers that remain in place arising from the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the progress that has been made to bring forward the necessary legislation since June 2020; when she plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who were entitled to day services in 2019; the number of persons who availed of day services in 2019; the number of persons with disabilities who were entitled to day services since they reopened in September 2020; the number of persons who availed of day services since they reopened in September 2020; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were entitled to respite services in 2019; the number of persons who availed of respite services in 2019; the number of persons who were entitled to respite services since they reopened in September 2020; the number of persons who availed of respite services since they reopened in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe in which he plans to lift Covid-19 restrictions for trade fairs and exhibitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27793/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (1 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: 274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability who have been provided with respite care by county and by month to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27794/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: People have raised with me the issue of the primary medical certificate in one of the areas in Westmeath. It is not in my constituency but as disability spokesperson they came to me. They informed me there has been a waiting list of 45 applications since March. The offices are closed and people are working from home. It requires a face-to-face interview. That is causing the delay. Many...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: I wish to commend Deputy Whitmore and the Social Democrats on introducing this motion, which I fully support. The fact that more than 200,000 children are living in poverty in Ireland today is a disgrace and is an issue that must be addressed immediately. Children living in poverty miss out on so much; it is very tough on them. They miss out on the things we take for granted such as warm...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: I would appreciate that. The Minister spoke about the service providers being asked to indicate how much it would cost, which was done back in June.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: I am led to believe it was a large amount. A figure of €120 million was mentioned. If that is the figure, what has been allocated is considerably short of that. Day services have reopened in the past month but only on a partial basis. People who were receiving five days are lucky if they are getting three and most are getting one or two. It is very important because we all know...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: Therapists, such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists, were redeployed to testing and tracing at the beginning. I hear that some are still doing that and are not back providing the services people with disabilities need. Will they be allowed to go back to their day positions, which are so important? People are missing out so much on that.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if all persons that received the pandemic unemployment payment on their return to work remain on a week one basis emergency tax for the remainder of 2020 which leaves them with a much reduced wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19000/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding required to clear the home support waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26360/20]

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the Bill brought forward by Deputy Colm Burke and the regulation it proposes to introduce for this sector. I would fully support any policy or legislation which seeks to put in place the necessary supports to allow older people or people with disabilities to remain living in their own homes. Demand for care services is due to rise in the coming years as the population of older...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: I want to raise the issue of children waiting for psychological assessments. The waiting list is quite long as it is but it has been exacerbated by Covid. Many psychologists have been drafted in to conduct testing and tracing. As a result, many children are waiting on the list and they cannot get the supports they need without the assessments. Can the Minister give me an update on that?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timetable for the roll-out of broadband in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the details of alternative provisions that have been put in place to facilitate students and persons having to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25106/20]

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: The last six months have been extremely difficult for many businesses. Business owners and employees recognise that they had a part to play in flattening the curve, and supports were put in place at that time. As the restrictions were lifted some businesses were in a position to reopen, but in many cases they still need supports. Others are still unable to open and many people are still...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Autism Support Services (15 Sep 2020)

Pauline Tully: While I welcome a stand-alone committee dealing with disabilities, I do not see autism as a disability; I see it as a different ability, I suppose. There was agreement that the State was failing children with autism and their families and we saw many cases where children's hours were being cut at school because they did not have the proper services or resources available. In many cases...