Results 181-200 of 3,152 for speaker:Pauline Tully

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: I thank the Chair.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Recycling Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: There are two parts here. There are people who cannot, due to mobility or lack of transport or due to a disability or age, return what they have bought online, and there are the machines themselves. One suggestion is a scheme worked out with the shop that delivers to incorporate a collection where a receipt could be issued. When they come next time to deliver the shopping, they can collect...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Recycling Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: They can use that as a coupon online on their next shop. Another suggestion was that a register of those who cannot return their bottles and cans could be drawn up, a regular collection organised, a receipt issued and the people would be able to submit that receipt to Revenue for reimbursement, similar to how receipts for petrol and diesel under the disabled driver and disabled passenger...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Recycling Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: We have heard a lot of talk in the past few months about the new deposit return scheme. The scheme is welcome and the vast majority realise it is important because people want to do the right thing. However, the company, Re-Turn, tasked with rolling out the scheme did not do the right thing by disabled people. In 2018, Ireland ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: I commend my party colleague Deputy Ward on bringing forward the Bill and welcome all the families and parents in the Gallery for the debate. I come from County Cavan which, unfortunately, has a very high suicide rate. Cavan is among three counties that have double the national average of suicides and many of them, unfortunately, are adolescents who had engaged with CAMHS. According to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will deliver decent public sector work contracts for the 3,500 adult education tutors who are employed by the education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9132/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider all the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9133/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Circular 02/2024 will be revised to permit more than two schools to form a cluster for the purpose of combining principal release hours with SET hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8659/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has plans to resource An Garda Síochána to enable adequate recruitment levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8381/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: We cannot really because the Taoiseach is out of time.

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: It is Swanlinbar in County Cavan. I have sent the details to the Minister of State's office on the back of last week's Questions on Policy or Legislation, QPL.

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: I think it has been forwarded to the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly's, office as well. This motion also makes reference to the extreme shortage of carers for older people and disabled people. A woman in County Cavan, named Marilyn O'Connor, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease approximately two years and the condition has progressed quite rapidly in recent months. She felt...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to Deputy Collins and his family on the sad passing of his nephew. I commend the Rural Independents on bringing forward this motion. Rural health services are under major pressure from a stretched and ageing workforce and from demographic changes. The Government has abandoned local communities. It has underfunded the health service,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Safeguarding: Safeguarding Ireland (21 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and presentation earlier and for waiting such a long time for all those votes. I am looking at some of their objectives and some of the things they have identified as being positive developments. A number of reports are due, including the results of the review from Mr. Bernard Gloster of the HSE in a couple of weeks, the Minister of State, Deputy...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: This motion outlines the stark statistics pertaining to the long waiting lists for children who require orthopaedic surgery. Behind every statistic is a child from a toddler to a teen, who is waiting in pain when they should be enjoying their lives. As a parent, I would do anything for my children, and the parents here are doing everything they can for their children but it is like banging...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if schools are eligible to apply for Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants to reduce their energy costs and greenhouse emissions. [7549/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has concerns regarding the suspension of the social inclusion fund for the deaf community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7925/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has plans to increase the wage subsidy scheme in line with the minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7924/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Feb 2024)

Pauline Tully: 477. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residential places for disabled people that were delivered in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [7503/24]