Results 101-120 of 160 for long speaker:Pauline Tully

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...fasten the State ownership of the hospital and allay public fears. This makes infinitely more sense in protecting women's healthcare and the State's investment than a bizarre 299-year lease agreement. For too long in this country, women's healthcare, particularly reproductive healthcare, has been neglected. We all agree this hospital is needed urgently. It has been discussed and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (17 May 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...Social Protection the timeframe for her decision on whether to accept the recommendations in the report of the Commission on Pensions; if she will accept in full the recommendations made concerning long-term carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24696/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (5 May 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...but they were talking about some of the settings that are now being decongregated. Is there a possibility that some of those could be now turned into centres for respite? They are not suited for long-term residential purposes for all the reasons that people are better in their community but I wonder whether that could be an option because I had a conversation with someone about that. I...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Apr 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...explain again, the whole basis for this Bill is to help people all over the country to live comfortably within their own homes because they are unable to do so, sometimes for months and sometimes for longer, as they need adaptations done to their houses or they need mobility aids put in. The application process takes far too long. I am just looking for a way to streamline and to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (31 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...children have been moved to a new waiting list until further guidance is given. That needs to be addressed immediately because we cannot have another delay in assessments being carried out. A long-term plan and a short-term plan are needed regarding staff. A short-term plan is needed because there are children who are waiting for, and need, interventions immediately. We need to look...

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...so annually; — that, when questioned about the deficit in Section 13 reporting, the HSE have blamed "the outdated database we are currently using" which "was developed by a small software development company, which no longer provides maintenance or technical support for the system", and acknowledged that "the database is 20 years old and has not had the necessary upgrades or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...support disabled people who are struggling with the cost of living? The Minister talked about the increases provided in budget 2022. Those increases are welcome but inflation had overtaken them long before the current crisis even descended upon us. Disabled people needs supports immediately. We also have one of the highest levels of unemployment in Europe among our disabled people....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: 37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce a dedicated State pension for long-term family carers to ensure that they receive a full pension entitlement equivalent to the maximum State pension (contributory);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14855/22]

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...x20ac;701,000 in legal costs for the State; and — in October 2021, the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability advised the Oireachtas that the children's disability teams were short 400 staff; further notes that: — there are long waiting lists for access to occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology services, including: —...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...by the Regional Group. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, indicated it is under review as part of the national disability strategy but does the Ombudsman have any indication where that is or how long it will take before they put some of the schemes back in place or adjust them so that the primary medical certificate criteria will change? Does Mr. Deering believe it is purely based...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...Matters had been requesting information on when this would happen for more than a year and a half and was initially told it was going to happen a year ago. I welcome that it has happened at long last. Disability is not solely a health matter. It is good then that the transfer is occurring in recognition of that. There is a need to move away from the medical model of disability and...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: ...not providing funding at all to some organisations. Poor geographic coverage, a chronic staff shortage, and the fact most CAMHS services still operate from 9 to 5, Monday to Friday have led to long waiting lists and to children with complex needs unable to access timely support. One child with anxiety returning to school after the lockdown this time last year was referred by his GP to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 926. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to support persons with long Covid; the social protection payments that will be made available for persons with long Covid once the pandemic unemployment payment ceases; if persons with the condition will be entitled to a discretionary medical card or a general practitioner visit card; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1712. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support persons with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1401/22]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...seven in County Monaghan. This, I fear, is only the tip of the iceberg, as I am aware of many people who could be described as the hidden homeless, sofa surfing between different houses or flats over long periods, and continuously having to move from one place to the next. The lack of alternative accommodation and the increase in evictions has also forced people to remain in substandard...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...is needed to bring together all those who will be involved in the provision of offshore wind energy. The Irish electricity grid needs to be strengthened. The North-South interconnector could have been long established if EirGrid would agree to underground the project. We already depend on electricity for so many aspects of our lives and this will increase as we move more and more to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider changing the name of the invalidity pension given that many persons with a long-term illness or disability find this name derogatory and inappropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59599/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...to come back in, though some of the issues have already been covered. Time is of the essence. The Belturbet bombing, for example, was almost 50 years ago and many other incidents were almost that long ago too. People are passing away, as has been pointed out. It is a pity that the Irish Government has not done more around the recommendations that were made to this committee two and a...

Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...the Irish Local Development Network, ILDN, CLG, found that the model used in the initial request for tender, RFT, is a for-profit model and that it is not clear that this approach can meet the needs of the long-term unemployed, excludes some cohorts of people, such as carers, lone parents and those referred from complementary programmes, and is unlikely to provide viable, for-charity,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...their domestic statutory regime. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter, they must respect that direction. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise, or make charges against a person or persons outside the Houses or an official either by name or in...