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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken, in conjunction with the HSE and the Higher Education Authority, to identify capacity gaps within children's disability network teams and provide additional places on third-level courses to fill these gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which a school may refuse a student the right to repeat a year at primary school level; who makes this decision; what form of appeal exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15995/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process for school bus contracts for extracurricular activities such as sports matches, swimming lessons or day trips considers the distance a company has to travel to and from a school; how this fits in with reaching Ireland's climate action targets; if she will review the procurement process for school bus contracts with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their opening statements. We are all aware we are in the middle of a climate emergency and that significant action has to be taken to reduce our emissions and reach our national targets. Many of the things that are done may be well intentioned but they are obviously sometimes not cognisant of a significant proportion of our population who identify...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: We must also make sure the consultation is accessible because sometimes it is not, or Irish Sign Language, ISL, interpreters are not able to access it. There are different issues whereby DPOs are not funded. We should bear that in mind as well.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the application process for emergency needs’ payments for those seeking assistance with a deposit and first month’s rent to enable her Department to issue a letter of pre-approval to applicants which can be used to reassure landlords and assist them in securing a tenancy; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has a timeframe within which domestic violence has occurred for a person to be eligible for an emergency needs’ payment; if so, the timeframe after the violence has occurred after which her Department will no longer accept an application for an emergency needs’ payment; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 608. To ask the Minister for Health if he is setting up a group within his Department to look at the issue of siloing within the HSE; and if this group will agree to meet with therapy professionals' representative organisations (details supplied). [14480/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I raise the issue of the backlog of assessments of need. I have asked about the use of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to purchase assessments and interventions before on a number of occasions but was informed that it was not possible and it would require legislation. Even a reply to a parliamentary question this week stated that the NTPF can only be used to purchase treatment...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Many children with special educational needs are still without school places. Planning and forecasting needs to be done to ensure no child is left behind. The Minister of State mentioned my constituency. I was contacted by a parent who attempted to enrol her five-year-old child in her local school, where there are three autism classes, but she was told there is a waiting list and that no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: We need special classes in special schools to be open in each area. Part of my question was whether the Minister of State was aware of the locations in different parts of the country where there is an inadequate number of places. One piece of correspondence that was brought to the attention of the Joint Committee on Autism stated that Naas has a population of 22,000 and has only three...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: Will the Minister of State provide an update on the parts of the country where there is an inadequate number of spaces in special classes and special schools? Is the Department or the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, aware of how many children do not have a place for next September in these locations? What actions do the Department and the NCSE intend to take on foot of this?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inadequate Personal Assistance Supports: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: I apologise that I had to pop out for a few minutes to speak in the Dáil but I heard the witnesses' opening statements. I welcome them to the meeting. I apologise if I ask a question that was asked in my absence. If we are serious about the proper implementation of the UNCRPD, about giving disabled people a proper choice, and about ensuring they can access independent living,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inadequate Personal Assistance Supports: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: The biggest issue is the lack of hours. Many people who apply are allocated very few hours that are not enough to help them sufficiently. Someone will get additional hours when someone else loses them or passes away. The number of hours needs to be increased immensely so that all those who wish to can avail of a sufficient number of PA hours to pursue whatever they wish in life whether...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process for school bus contracts considers the distance a company has to travel to and from a school and how this fits in with reaching our Climate Action targets; if he will review the procurement process for school bus contracts with the view of ameliorating this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will take the lead on any new scheme that replaces the disabled drivers and disabled passenger's scheme; if not, which Department will take the lead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing similar payments and supports that are currently available to clinical psychologists during their doctoral programme and while undergoing their placements, given the need for additional educational psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14485/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 304. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a clinical governance framework has been developed and implemented nationally within the 91 children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14470/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 305. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a comprehensive workforce plan has been developed in regard to the training, recruitment and retention of staff within children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Pauline Tully: 306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consultation took place with therapy professionals representative organisations (details supplied) before or during the process of introducing the progressing disability services model; if he will detail the contents of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/23]