Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports

Pauline Tully

305. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the work carried out by the family justice oversight group to implement the report on reform of the family law system by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality with reference to parental alienation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35836/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pauline Tully

751. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if persons attending groups (details supplied) or other organised weight reduction groups can do so if they can arrange weigh-ins once a week for members on an individual basis adherent to public health advice in the interests of physical and mental health and well-being of participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35276/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pauline Tully

91. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the reintroduction of primary medical certificate assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/20]

Disability Services Provision

Pauline Tully

93. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the position regarding commitments by successive Governments to close all institutional settings by 2018; his views on the adequacy of the measures taken by successive Governments to meet the yearly targets as set out in the report, Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; the actions he will take to accelerate the deinstitutionalisation process; the timetable for the completion of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29747/20]

Disability Services Provision

Pauline Tully

112. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if he will publish and make available the capacity review of disability services conducted by his Department; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30674/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Pauline Tully

896. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if community employment schemes are classified as an essential service and are eligible and insured to remain open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32994/20]

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme

Pauline Tully

937. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the BTWEA after being told by a case worker that they were eligible; the reason this scheme is not open to start-up taxi and hackney drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33779/20]

Disability Services Funding

Pauline Tully

1118. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €100 million allocated in budget 2021 to the disability sector; the amount allocated to new funding; the amount previously allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32288/20]

Health Services

Pauline Tully

199. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if there is a service available here that provides medical alert dogs to sufferers of epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32259/20]

Direct Provision System

Pauline Tully

72. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the timeframe for the publication of the White Paper on replacing the direct provision system; the details regarding funding set aside in budget 2021 to ensure implementation of the white paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31383/20]

State Examinations

Pauline Tully

9. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if the State Examinations Commission will stand over the leaving certificate results of students that sit these exams in November 2020; her views on whether the leaving certificate examination in November 2020 will be comparable to previous years considering students having been out of school for several months, many were unable to finish practical examinations and are unable to take oral examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29868/20]

State Examinations

Pauline Tully

66. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the supports that have been put in place to assist students who have decided to sit their leaving certificate examination in November 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29867/20]

Childcare Services

Pauline Tully

346. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the reason qualified and experienced childcare providers that run their businesses from home are prohibited from registering with Tusla preventing them from accessing the national childcare scheme; his plans to change the rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30164/20]

Respite Care Services

Pauline Tully

514. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation for respite services in the budgets in each of the years 2015 to 2018, inclusive; the expenditure on respite services in the years 2016 to 2019, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30089/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Pauline Tully

67. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the criteria for the tenant purchase scheme will be reviewed to permit pensioners to purchase their local authority houses in cases in which they can show the means to be able to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27757/20]

Insurance Coverage

Pauline Tully

89. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issue of the inability of small tourism companies such as a company (details supplied) to attain insurance; if the reasons for same will be investigated; the actions that will be taken with insurance companies here to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27785/20]

Local Authority Housing

Pauline Tully

159. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated funding that will be needed to bring all vacant local authority housing up to a liveable standard in counties Cavan and Monaghan by local electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27790/20]

Childcare Costs

Pauline Tully

232. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the funding available in the childminding development grant; the number of applications received to date in 2020; the amount of funding approved by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/20]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Pauline Tully

246. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for the first report to the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27787/20]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Pauline Tully

247. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the legislative barriers that remain in place arising from the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the progress that has been made to bring forward the necessary legislation since June 2020; when she plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27788/20]

Disability Services Data

Pauline Tully

271. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who were entitled to day services in 2019; the number of persons who availed of day services in 2019; the number of persons with disabilities who were entitled to day services since they reopened in September 2020; the number of persons who availed of day services since they reopened in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/20]

Respite Care Services

Pauline Tully

272. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were entitled to respite services in 2019; the number of persons who availed of respite services in 2019; the number of persons who were entitled to respite services since they reopened in September 2020; the number of persons who availed of respite services since they reopened in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27792/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pauline Tully

273. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which he plans to lift Covid-19 restrictions for trade fairs and exhibitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27793/20]

Respite Care Services

Pauline Tully

274. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability who have been provided with respite care by county and by month to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27794/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pauline Tully

58. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if all persons that received the pandemic unemployment payment on their return to work remain on a week one basis emergency tax for the remainder of 2020 which leaves them with a much reduced wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19000/20]

Home Help Service

Pauline Tully

781. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the additional funding required to clear the home support waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26360/20]

National Broadband Plan

Pauline Tully

97. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the timetable for the roll-out of broadband in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the details of alternative provisions that have been put in place to facilitate students and persons having to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25106/20]

Hospital Services

Pauline Tully

55. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if the report commissioned by his predecessor into the midwifery-led unit in Cavan General Hospital has been completed; if the reason for the initial suggested amalgamation with consultancy-led maternity services at the hospital has been explained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23648/20]

School Transport

Pauline Tully

79. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the mechanism for allocating school bus places will be reviewed in order that students that live on an existing school bus route can access that bus as an eligible user rather than as a concessionary user; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19294/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pauline Tully

109. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in each local authority in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the funding allocated to each authority in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of businesses that received funding under the fund in each local authority in the counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20191/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pauline Tully

110. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for supports under the various schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19 received from businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number processed to date; the number that have been successful; the amount allocated to these businesses; the amount sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20193/20]

Public Transport

Pauline Tully

252. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for public transport accessibility for persons with disabilities in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 respectively; if additional funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20300/20]

Local Authority Housing

Pauline Tully

477. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list for County Cavan approved for HAP but not in receipt of same. [20203/20]

Housing Assistance Payment

Pauline Tully

478. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are a large number of landlords that are refusing to accept HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20204/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Pauline Tully

479. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the supports his Department will provide to homeless persons that may be approved for HAP but are unable to find accommodation that will accept same. [20205/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pauline Tully

484. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding that has been allocated to Cavan County Council in order to deal with the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20184/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Pauline Tully

485. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been built in County Cavan in each of the past five years; the number planned for 2020; the funding allocated each year to the local authority to supply affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20185/20]

Local Authority Housing

Pauline Tully

486. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average length of time spent on the social housing list in counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; his plans to reduce these times; the number on the social housing list for each of the past 12 months and each month to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20186/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Pauline Tully

487. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans from counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number that have been successful; the number that have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20187/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pauline Tully

488. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each local authority under the Covid-19 support scheme for local authorities; the deficit expected for each local authority in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20188/20]

Vacant Properties

Pauline Tully

489. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has invited counties Cavan and Monaghan to make an application for the vacant properties voids programme; if such an application has been submitted; the amount of funding his Department plans to allocate to the authority; the expected timeframe for release of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20189/20]

Commercial Rates

Pauline Tully

490. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan have had their rates waived by county; the number that have requested a waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20190/20]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Pauline Tully

498. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the allocation for local authority disability and mobility adaptation grants for council tenants and private homeowners in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if additional funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20315/20]

National Educational Psychological Service

Pauline Tully

676. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are awaiting an appointment with a National Educational Psychological Service psychologist; the number waiting less than six months, six to 12 months and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20179/20]

School Funding

Pauline Tully

677. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that will be allocated to schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan in order to provide the necessary equipment and resources to reopen in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20180/20]

Enterprise Support Services

Pauline Tully

764. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for the enterprise support grant from businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number that have been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20192/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pauline Tully

862. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 respectively, in tabular form; the additional funding needed to increase the rate for both carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit from €219 to €255; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20316/20]

Carer's Benefit

Pauline Tully

863. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost to her Department of removing the means test from carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20317/20]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Pauline Tully

864. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the rule which restricts persons receiving either carer’s allowance or carers benefit from working or studying outside the home for more than fifteen hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20318/20]

Carer's Support Grant

Pauline Tully

865. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that received carer’s support grant automatically in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 respectively; the number of persons that were refused and or withdrew their application of carer’s support grant in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 respectively; the additional funding that would be required to increase this grant from €1,700 to €2,000 in the next budget; if she will increase the carer’s support grant from €1,700 to €2,000 in the next budget; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20319/20]