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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: They need support. They make a yearly return rather than that being looked at on a weekly or monthly basis. If they lose their payment, it takes ages for the payment to be restored and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The issue of self-employment has been raised. Reference was made to entrepreneurs and supports. An issue regularly raised with me is that employers who employ a disabled person can access the wage subsidy scheme but it cannot be accessed by those who are self-employed. Could that easily be changed? Ms McDonagh referred to the access to work scheme in the UK. Are there supports for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Employment is not just about getting people into jobs; it is how to get them there and support them. Reference was made to the fact that only 6% of the cohort use public transport. There have been no personal transport support schemes since 2013. Those who were in receipt of those prior to 2013 continued to receive them but since then there is only the disabled drivers and the disabled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I wish Mr. Harris a good morning and thank him for his presentation. As always, he focuses us on what we should be doing, on what the issues are and on what is important as we come to preparing our report. I hope the committee, in its meetings over the year, has helped to create awareness, and more than that I hope it has given autistic people a chance to air their concerns and talk about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Both, okay, and there are none here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I presume what they do in the UK could be easily and simply applied here as well, as well as the assessment they use there. It seems very strange that is not being done. A number of people have talked about the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, and the failures. Mr. Harris has referenced some of the workplace planning and the issues around keeping staff. Is it the best model, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Even though I have dealt with planners for years in the local authorities, I am not completely sure what qualifications planners have. Has there been a change of focus in the qualification to take into account issues of accessibility for disabled and autistic people? I am sure there are many planners who are also autistic. It brings to mind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Are we losing them to other countries like we are in so many professions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: The National Disability Authority indicated that it provides independent and evidence-informed advice to Government. Is this advice accepted, or is there an improved acceptance from Departments? I ask that because I often find, with some Departments, that they almost say disability is an issue for the Minister and Department it falls under whereas it is not. It is across the board. Every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I know Dr. Craddock said his organisation monitors the percentage of disabled people employed in the public sector. Does that include autistic people or is there any kind of indication? I think 85% of autistic people are either underemployed or unemployed. Does Dr. Craddock have figures on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Maybe afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Mr. Harris mentioned national guidelines on assessment in the UK. To clarify, are they for adults or for children or for both?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all children attending a special school will be facilitated on the school-based summer programme 2023, if this is their choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the number of students who currently do not have access to an appropriate school placement for this September in either a mainstream school, a special class or a special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22625/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 559. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications that were made from counties Cavan and Monaghan to the communities integration fund in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form; the number of applications in both local authorities that were successful over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 560. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to increase the funding to Tusla in order that it can provide additional staff in family resource centres located in areas that have experienced high levels of immigration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22511/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of Tender 2023 which will set out how the homecare sector will operate over the next several years; the reason the publication of Tender 2023 has been delayed on a number of occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if he will agree to meet with an organisation (details supplied) to agree funding for a new rate on Tender 2023 that reflects the increased costs of care and that allows homecare providers to offer their homecare staff a living wage, travel time and mileage costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22951/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (11 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: Good morning. I thank everyone for coming in and sharing their experience with us. I would like to ask Mr. Meere the first question. I was recently talking to a young man who had a stroke about a year ago. He received wonderful supports when in hospital, especially in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, but when he was discharged and went home, the support system disappeared. From the...