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Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...on affordability. Medical card eligibility, which my colleague has mentioned, has not been reviewed in two decades. For the majority of people, the thresholds have not increased in line with inflation and rising wages. In fact, the thresholds are so low that many people depending on social protection do not qualify. I know they will be given the medical card if they are depending on...

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...my colleagues in acknowledging the presence of the families of some of the victims as well as members of Justice for the Forgotten who are present in the Gallery. I extend my solidarity and sympathies to them. The 50th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings will be marked on 17 May. Fifty years on, the families are still looking for truth and justice. It is important this...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: While we will support the Bill, it is very limited and does not go far enough to protect people at risk of neglect or coercion and abuse. Currently, disability services are inadequately regulated. In 2019, a HIQA report on the first five years of the regulation of designated residential centres for adults and children with disabilities in Ireland found that significant challenges remain...

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: Sinn Féin is committed to making sure our education system is inclusive and accessible for all children and types of learners. We are committed to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential in a supportive, inclusive and equitable learning environment. Currently, many barriers exist to inclusivity within our education system, for example,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: 68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress that has been made to date to intervene in the case initiated by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice; to detail the work that needs to be undertaken before a declaration is filed; the timeframe within which a declaration will be filed; and if he will...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: Fine Gael has been in government for 13 years. In that time, homeownership has collapsed and 40% of people in their 30s are still living in their family homes. We know that, as of March, nearly 14,000 people were accessing emergency accommodation. More than 4,000 of these people were children. Due to the actions and inaction of the current Government, workers and families cannot afford...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...and the one parent family payment. These single parents are entitled to claim both payments if they meet both sets of qualifying criteria. As the Taoiseach is aware, single parents are already at a much higher risk of poverty. These payments are vital to allow families clothe and feed their children and pay for all the day-to-day expenses that come with children. However, when the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Deprivation of Liberty: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: Good evening to the witnesses. I thank them for their presentations. When we talk about deprivation of liberty we instantly think of prison so I will address that issue first. We had representatives of the Irish Prison Service before the committee and they identified the fact that there were large numbers of people in our prisons with mental health issues, autism, and intellectual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: A lot of what I had intended to ask has been covered. The subvention exists because of low productivity in the North, and there is a huge assumption being made here that that is going to continue. Research has shown Irish unity would boost the Irish economy, and we know partition has caused the economy here to suffer. You would hope, therefore, that the removal of partition would end up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for coming and for their presentations. I commend all the good work that the different organisations are doing in ensuring that they are improving their services and by engaging with various organisations around disability. I have a question for all of the witnesses. How many people with disabilities are employed within their organisations? Those people can then...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (25 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...the personal support payment. While the Green Paper has been scrapped, and for good reason, there were proposals within which merited further analysis and I believe this is one. In our consultation with disabled individuals and DPOs, there was a cautious welcome from many for this proposal. The current system does not meet the needs of disabled people. It is cumbersome and stressful....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (25 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: The Green Paper also proposed higher rates for disability payments, and that, too, needs to be progressed. The cost of disability payment needs to be looked at. The priority is to ensure no person is living in poverty. I also refer to a number of constituents who have come to my office because their payment has been cut or curtailed without any warning. There may be perfectly good reasons...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: Ongoing bad weather has created huge problems for farmers this spring, with fields too wet for planting or taking livestock. Many farmers face fodder shortages because animals have been in sheds for too long. They cannot access grass in the fields because of wet ground conditions. Tillage farmers cannot get onto their land to plant their crops. My neighbours' fields are still empty....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: My colleague Deputy Carthy and I have consistently raised the issue of the very limited provision of respite in our constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has committed to looking at an additional house for children in Monaghan and I hope she will proceed with that very soon. It has been brought to my attention by a parent that Steadfast House in...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...to address the House on the need to review and reform support for carers. Family carers have long been held up as a crucial pillar of parent support in Ireland. Various departmental strategies and documents refer to the important role that family carers play in our society, viewing them as the backbone of care provision in Ireland. The often unquantifiable costs experienced by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: I appreciate that and I am delighted to hear there will be further talks and negotiations. If this issue is not dealt with, we will not see an end to this problem. There is a shortage of workers within the sector, so they will go to the agencies and organisations that can pay them more. They will do exactly the same work but be paid better. Several organisations have expressed concern....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: ..., unions reached an agreement on pay parity for section 39, section 56 and section 10 workers who are employed in community services. The agreement came about on foot of a long-running dispute relating to the pay they were receiving and the pay their counterparts directly employed by the State were receiving. A proposal was agreed acknowledging that the workers in those sections deserve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: Was there input from disabled people into the training the Garda offers in Templemore and at the university, as well as the interview techniques? Did the Garda engage with DPOs and representative organisations when putting together that training or the interview process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: Cuirim fáilte roimh Dr. Mitchell. I thank her for coming in today. I have listened to her in the audiovisual room before this as well. What she has done is really enlightening. Anything we can do to broaden the conversation around constitutional change and the future of this country is really important. It is really important to include as many different voices and perspectives as...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: There have been 63 deaths on our roads this year, meaning 63 grieving families. At the current rate of traffic fatalities, Ireland is on course to record 225 deaths by the end of the year, which would make it the worst year for road safety in over a quarter of a century. We hope that does not happen because we do not want to see any more grieving families. We also need to remember all the...