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Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Is Deputy Pringle sharing time with Deputy McNamara?

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Gino Kenny - To discuss the medical cannabis access programme. Deputy Michael Moynihan - To discuss the need to protect and preserve the Kanturk courthouse complex in County Cork. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - To discuss the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there were any measures introduced in budget 2024 to enable parents of children waiting an extended period of time to receive therapy interventions by their CDNT to access either the treatment abroad scheme, the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme or the national treatment purchase scheme. [46828/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank everyone for their statements. Much has been said already, but I have just a few comments. I remember when I first became aware that a wheelchair user could not vote in his or her local polling station because it was not accessible. I was horrified to learn that. It was not something that had crossed my mind. I had just assumed that all polling stations were accessible. I think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Physically, he would need the support of someone to enable him to do the work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes. We need to encourage more people to get involved in politics. Mr. Dolan spoke about community groups. Often there are more women involved in these groups and they do not really equate this with being in politics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: We often have campaigns to try to get more women involved and we tell them that what they are doing in these community groups is actually politics. They are representing their community and making improvements to it. This is about building people's capacity and competence to take that step and put themselves forward for election. Regarding the comment made by a pilot, I think Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I am reminded of a witness who appeared previously. He felt that disability issues were not important for politicians because disabled people lacked a strong voice. I disagreed with him on this point. According to the census, 22% of the population identifies as having a disability. If we add those people's families, there is huge potential within such a large group. It is just a matter...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing persons in receipt of disability allowance, blind pension, carer's allowance or an invalidity pension to remain part of the free travel scheme if they return to employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46446/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister consider allowing persons in receipt of disability allowance or the blind pension to remain part of the free travel scheme if they return to employment and will make a statement on the matter? Carer's allowance and invalidity pension were mistakenly included in my original written question because of an oversight.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: I tabled this question because we have a poor rate of employment for disabled people. Of those of working age, disabled people are only half as likely to be employed as those without a disability. The average employment rate among disabled people in Europe is 51%, but in Ireland it is only 32.6%. With Greece, we are the joint worst, but that country has a very low rate of employment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: The whole focus here is to get away from the situation where disabled people sometimes look at returning to employment but realise they would be better off staying on the disability payment because of the additional benefits they get. I ask that as many changes as possible be made in this regard to encourage as many people as possible to get back into the workforce. The Minister mentioned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered introducing a permanent cost-of-living payment for disabled people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide this Deputy with a reply regarding issues presented by a person (details supplied) in relation to regulations that exist pertaining to the recruitment of workers from outside of Ireland. [46137/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: Applicants for adaptation grants for homes of people with a disability or a disability acquired as a result of an accident or progressive condition are waiting five or six months for Cavan County Council to even acknowledge the application. They are not even assessed at that stage for priority. There is then limited availability of funding, so only a small number of grants are dealt with....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 38. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any specific funding streams available for sports clubs to construct disabled facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45682/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what percentage of the overall Budget 2024 has been allocated to the promotion of Irish language and the Gaeltacht; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45681/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to ensuring that a threshold of core funding is put in place to enable supported training organisations to continue to carry out their critical role in providing education and training for the most vulnerable students across our education system; if he will ensure that immediate funding pressures for 2023 are addressed as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Oct 2023)

Pauline Tully: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to resolve the funding crisis facing the provision of supported training; if he and his Department will meet with providers such as (details supplied) as a matter of urgency to agree sustainable funding levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45684/23]