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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to increase the number of gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division, currently at 380, which is 26 fewer gardaí than in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18120/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: What action is the Minister for Justice taking to increase the number of gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division, which currently is 380. This is 26 fewer gardaí than in 2016. Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the increased budget allocated to the Garda force. Last year the national recruitment target was 800 and I believe that only 460 - just over half - were actually recruited into the force. As I said, there are fewer gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division since 2016. Also, the population has increased in both counties since then. In Cavan, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Minister of State for that response. As he is probably aware, Cavan and Monaghan are both extremely rural counties, so for gardaí to respond to the report of a crime or to investigate a crime, they will need vehicles. The response to a parliamentary question I submitted recently indicates the number of vehicles allocated to the Cavan-Monaghan division in 2022 was six but...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: We are in the midst of a housing crisis where nearly 12,000 people are accessing emergency support, and 3,500 of those are children. This is not counting our rough sleepers and it is not counting those who are sofa surfing. Then we hear that the Minister did not spend almost €1 billion of the Government's capital budget for social and affordable housing since 2020. It just beggars...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. My first question is for the technological university. I read the opening statement about how it assesses people's needs and it has many reasonable accommodations. I thought this was wonderful and then I came to the "but" and the challenges. I am also a member of the disability committee. We have met various further and higher education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: What is needed is a proper plan and the money to match.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: It cannot all be done at once so there needs to be a plan set out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: I know. There is none. It is very poor; it is actually getting worse rather than better when one looks at the past few years. There is a great deal of legislation in place in respect of different issues. That will continue, regardless of who is in government. If this legislation was to be put in place, it would be there to stay in order to support autistic people and their families....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Like my colleagues, I commend the council on the work that has been done in the library sector in Limerick. I am sure it is something that could be easily replicated across the country. I have a number of questions on the housing end of things. I have been approached by some autistic adults who have applied for social housing and have been accepted as they meet the other conditions, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: What of the grants for sensory rooms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Ms Purtill mentioned that there are a number of projects around autism that the council has undertaken in Limerick and it has sought advice from organisations that represent or advocate for people with autism. Is she aware if the council has many autistic employees, that is, those who have self-identified as autistic? I am positive that the council has many employees who are autistic but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Absolutely. I thank Dr. Matthews and Ms Matthews. Organisations like theirs are creating awareness on a constant basis. I find I am always learning. I am learning a lot on this committee and I am learning a lot from engagement with autistic people on a regular basis. Society is learning as well, but there is a long way to go. I recently had a meeting with EmployAbility in my local town....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is welcome that there will be autistic people involved in the projects. That is what the UNCRPD is about. It is about inclusion, acceptance and autistic people making decisions for themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the National Transport Authority have fulfilled their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRPD) to prioritise disabled persons organisations in any consultations they are holding; if he is further satisfied that the NTA consulted in a meaningful way with DPOs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rights of the Child (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to publish rights-based guidance on restraint and the elimination of seclusion that will protect children and young people from harm and comply with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with disabilities (UNCRPD); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date the Leaving Certificate results for 2023 will be issued to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the data that was collected in regard to the recently introduced approach to completing the report on educational needs in schools which was conducted with a number of schools around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues that are open to a parent whose child has undergone a report on educational needs but is unsatisfied with the report findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17446/23]