Results 41-60 of 160 for long speaker:Pauline Tully

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: There is a long history of abysmal waiting lists and agonising waiting times for children with spina bifida and scoliosis. For years, this has been a recurring issue that Government after Government has failed to address, time after time. In 2017, the then Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, set a target for a maximum wait time of four months for surgery but this has never been met....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Reunification (20 Sep 2023)

Pauline Tully: 702. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe from application to issue of a long-stay (join family) visa under the International Protection Act 2015 for international protection beneficiaries. [40299/23]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...if they take up employment. The secondary supports mentioned in particular are the medical card and the free travel pass. I know they can retain them for a number of years but they need them long term. A lot of disabled people have many medical conditions so they need the medical card and they cannot afford to pay for medical costs even after a number of years of employment. The...

A5 Route Upgrade: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2023)

Pauline Tully: I welcome members of the A5 Enough is Enough group to the Public Gallery. I commend them on their campaigning for the long overdue upgrade to the A5. I also pay my respects to the many families who have been bereaved as a result of accidents on this treacherous road. I commend all the speakers who outlined this issue in the audiovisual room earlier today. I mention especially Kate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Divergence of Rights and Best Practice on the Island of Ireland: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...the most alarming. That is almost half the population. Do the witnesses have a breakdown on that figure or any indication of what those rights are? In the absence of a working assembly and the long-awaited and long-promised bill of rights, the onus is now on the UK Government. However, the direction it is taking with the legislation it has introduced is the opposite of where it...

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...programme was an excellent programme. It still exists, but it is not as strongly resourced. I think there were cutbacks around the time of the recession. We need to put resources into that. The longer we keep young people in school or in training of some sort, the better chance we have of keeping them away from crime, drugs and getting involved in trouble. Sinn Féin has argued...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disabled People's Organisations and the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Pauline Tully: ..., John Sherwin and Joe McGrath of the DPO Network. Mr. McGrath is joining us remotely. Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege and address some housekeeping matters. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable,...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...or at least delay full-time residential placements. It preserves the family unit and supports family stability. I was speaking to a person in my constituency who was looking for respite for a long time for his daughter, who has quite complex needs. He said they were absolutely at breaking point. His daughter did not sleep much at all. They were awake most nights of the week. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: I thank Ms Campbell for presenting to our committee. She has given a very comprehensive report on what is being done in the Scottish Parliament. I think it is a long way ahead of us in Ireland. There is no point in reinventing the wheel and if we can replicate some of the things that Scotland is doing to improve services for autistic people then that is what we should be doing. One of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...of wheelchairs has been raised by a number of speakers. It seems to be because there is only one company. Is there a monopoly on who carries out repairs and who provides wheelchairs? We hear about the long delays in getting wheelchairs fixed or replaced. Sometimes it is months and sometimes years and it is not satisfactory at all. I presume it is the HSE which gives the contract to a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the long waiting time for citizenship applications to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25309/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...xf3;nán Hession, assistant secretary and Dr. Sarah Waters, principal officer, Department of Social Protection. Before we begin, I must read the note on privilege. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: .... All houses should be built to a wheelchair-livable standard, but certainly a percentage need to be fully accessible so that we will not actually need grants. It is more cost-effective in the long term if new houses are built to a certain standard instead of trying to adapt houses at a later stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...to change how we look at disability. We need to become a much more inclusive society. Disability within our society and within all settings should be the norm rather than the exception. For too long we locked disabled people away and segregated them. We need to have a much more inclusive society where people are treated with dignity and respect. That is our aim here. I thank you...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...a large backlog of appeals. As of 31 December 2022, according to a reply I recently received to a parliamentary question, 759 people had been waiting for an appeal hearing. Replacing the board has taken a long time. Only recently, after two expressions-of-interest campaigns, was a sufficient number of suitable candidates found and put through Garda vetting. Unfortunately for those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...with IBEC and its northern counterpart to plan the growth of the economy, especially in the absence of an Executive? Regarding North-South connectivity, Ms O'Donoghue stated her support for the long-overdue A5 corridor linking up with the N2 on the southern side. With this in mind, there is no financial commitment from the shared initiative to fund the A5 or the N2. The completion of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: .... All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name, or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or otherwise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...Is there anything to be done to make the whole process somewhat easier for people? None of us will go near the courts if we can avoid it on any issue, because there is a huge backlog, it takes so long, one is going back and forth and then there is the cost, as I said. Is that an issue as well? Is the thought of a legal process off-putting for people who already had to fight for...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Pauline Tully: ...abuse. The delays in the courts in dealing with these is having a terrible effect on families. Where a family breakdown occurs and where they are waiting for judicial separation or a divorce, the longer it takes and the more adjournments that take place, the harder it is on the two people, and indeed the children, if there are any. On domestic violence cases, people are seeking interim...

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

Pauline Tully: ...committee. We have met various further and higher education institutions. There is much better awareness about autism and disability and trying to put in the supports but there is still a long way to go. We should have a universal design in higher education. People should not have to declare they are autistic because the supports should be there. Are we still a long way off this? It...