Results 161-180 of 3,804 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 40. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he is taking to ensure the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and other commitments in relation to disability and carers in the Programme for Government, before the term of this Government ends; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made in addressing the delivery of assessment of need and therapy services for disabled children and the implementation of the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39165/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance in 2020, 2022 and 2023; the number of children who transferred from domiciliary care allowance to disability allowance once they turned 16 in 2020, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [39220/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 253. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the process to appoint a new cardiology consultant at Cavan and Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39387/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (1 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not received the Cineáltas flag; if she will ensure the flag is provided without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38964/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (1 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 376. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a respite house (details supplied) which has a user group of 83 people has been unable to cater for the vast majority of the user group for approximately four years; the actions he is taking to address this; and the assurances he and the HSE can give that the entire user group will be able to avail...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (1 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 377. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new respite centres that became operational in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; if each of these new respite centres are currently fully staffed and operational; and the name, address and CHO area of each of these new respite centres, in tabular form. [38530/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (1 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 383. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite centres that stopped being operational in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; and the name, address and CHO area of each of these respite centres, in tabular form. [38560/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (1 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the average processing period for an applicant from Northern Ireland to receive their recognition of qualifications from CORU in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; the average time for an applicant from Northern Ireland to get registered with CORU in the same years; the number of CORU Registration Board meeting held in the period; and the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SOLAS has not provided funding to Cavan-Monaghan Education and Training Board, which has resulted in the postponement of some autumn courses and the tutors on the affected courses being laid-off without any indication as to how long they will be laid-off; and the actions he is taking to ensure this funding is provided by SOLAS...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: I want to raise the issue of the cardiology service in Cavan and Monaghan Hospital. GPs in both counties have been written to and told not to refer cardiology patients to the hospital because there is no consultant. The consultant has left to take up another position. They say recruitment is ongoing but that could take months. There is no pathway for referral being outlined to them...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: In Cavan-Monaghan.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (26 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the Mercosur trade deal will have negative effects for the agricultural community here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (26 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out any research into the likely effects faced by the agricultural community if the Mercosur trade deal is ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38168/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is mandatory for hospitals to have staff who can communicate in sign language for those attending the hospital who are unable to talk or hear. [38249/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: One of my first questions was going to be to ask whether there is a shortage of ISL interpreters in Ireland. In his comment that there are 140 of them in the country, Mr. Sherwin indicated there is a shortage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: I received an email today from a parent of a young lad who is in college and is deaf. Sometimes an ISL interpreter is available but sometimes there is none. When no interpreter is available, he has a note taker and that takes away his independence. I do not know whether the problem is that the college fails to make the effort to book all the time or whether it cannot get an ISL...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: The point Mr. Sherwin has made has been made by many people who have come before the committee. They are often the only unpaid person in the room but they are the experts in the room. Some smaller DPOs that have been formed are told to get charitable status and then they can apply for various forms of funding. They say they are not charities but disabled people advocating for themselves....

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward the motion and affording us the opportunity to again discuss the important work of family carers, and the need to review and reform supports for them. Family carers have long been held up as the crucial pillar of care and support in Ireland. We have various strategies and documents referring to the important role that family carers play in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Sep 2024)

Pauline Tully: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a full list of the value of equipment purchased and procured for the Defence Forces in each of the past two years from companies based in the United States, France and the UK, in tabular form. [38212/24]