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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: I come from a rural area, so Local Link services are very important. In my county, Cavan, and in general, is it intended to roll them out? Some areas are very well served and others are not - there is no service at all, practically. When I questioned it with Local Link, it said it was a lack of funding issue. It relates to what Deputy Murnane O'Connor said about lack of connectivity with...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: There is a long history of abysmal waiting lists and agonising waiting times for children with spina bifida and scoliosis. For years, this has been a recurring issue that Government after Government has failed to address, time after time. In 2017, the then Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, set a target for a maximum wait time of four months for surgery but this has never been met....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (26 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide additional funding to local development companies to support the increased demand they are experiencing for training, language and employment services, which are vital to the integration of new communities. [41338/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (26 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the Teaching Council (Registration) (Amendment) Regulation 2023 which enables primary and post-primary teachers who qualified outside of Ireland to apply to register as a teacher here, so as to mitigate against teacher supply challenges. [41055/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 475. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the location of each assistive technology and specialised seating department (ATSS) in the state; which CHO area they cover; whether they are directly run by the HSE or are run on behalf of the HSE by another organisation; the number and role of staff employed in each of these services; and the average...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: That is not true.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 14. To ask the Minister for Health if therapists (details supplied) who have qualified in Queens University Belfast or Ulster University have to complete a compensation measure, comprising either an adaptation period under supervised practice or an aptitude test before their qualification is recognised by CORU. [40690/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 68. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1625 of 11 September 2023, the reason therapists (details supplied) who have qualified in Queens University Belfast or Ulster University have to complete a compensation measure comprising either an adaptation period under supervised practice or an aptitude test before their qualification is recognised by CORU if CORU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the allocation to the Fund for Students with Disabilities in Budget 2024. [40741/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail all funding available through his Department for the cleaning and dredging of rivers. [40854/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Chair. Apologies, I was late. I was caught up, both in traffic and in something else in the Dáil, but I have read their opening statements and I understand and appreciate the importance of ensuring workers rights are protected and that they are on a par, North and South, as they were when the EU had jurisdiction over the whole island. In relation to teaching, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: In the South, we have two secondary school unions and sometimes there is talk about them amalgamating and that they would be stronger together. They do not always agree completely on issues, although most of the time they work well together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: There is the Teaching Council here in the South. Is there an equivalent body in the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: Mr. Boyle is calling here for there to be an easy or a fast-track process here if teachers who qualify in the North or are teaching up there wish to transfer to the southern system. Mr. Boyle talked about some differences in the educational systems. Are there many differences in qualification? I know Irish is one for primary school, but otherwise would there be many differences in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: I taught in secondary school for years before I was elected here. I saw teachers coming into the school and maybe not having the qualifications to meet the Teaching Council criteria and having to take on courses, in the evening time or whatever, at their own expense. That can be quite a burden, especially when one takes into account housing, the cost-of-living crisis etc. I come from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: To follow on, the NDIS was extended for one year and then when it was seen that a new strategy was not ready to go at the beginning of this year, it beggars belief why it was not extended for another year. Will the new strategy be in place by the end of this year? Ms Dempsey-Clifford said in her opening remarks that there is very slow progress on consultation and it is more about how the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: No. I am referring to the different Departments and the DCCs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: It was said some Departments are apparently working better than others. Can the witnesses give an example of Departments that are working well, or is that a no-go area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: If I may-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: The NDA was requested by the Department to carry out an independent evaluation of the disability participation and consultation network, DPCN. When is that review due?