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Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Pauline Tully
485. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated final cost of publishing the Autism Innovation Strategy. [51938/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Pauline Tully
486. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to initiate a national autism acceptance campaign to promote the participation of autistic people in all areas of social and cultural life; and the estimated cost of initiating a national autism acceptance campaign. [51939/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Data
Pauline Tully
487. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has plans to collect disaggregated data for the purposes of forward-planning for the autistic community; if so, if his Department will consult with the autistic community and their families to establish how best to implement this plan; and the estimated cost of collecting this data. [51940/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Functions
Pauline Tully
488. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to establish a dedicated cross-departmental unit in his Department to facilitate a whole-of-government approach to autism and to embed joined-up cross-departmental services; and the estimated cost of establishing a dedicated cross-departmental unit in his Department. [51941/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Pauline Tully
489. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the optional protocol of the UNCRPD has not yet been ratified; and the timeframe for the ratification of the optional protocol of the UNCRPD. [51942/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Policies
Pauline Tully
490. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all Government Departments have a dedicated autism policy in place; and which Departments have developed a policy and which have not, in tabular form. [51943/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
491. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what actions he has taken to address the staffing issues in disability services, including the recruitment and retention of staff. [51944/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Data
Pauline Tully
492. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of establishing a one-stop-shop where autistic people and their families and carers can receive information and link in with services that they require. [51945/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Ukraine War
Pauline Tully
493. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in offering a contract to an organisation (details supplied) for accommodation offered to his Department for Ukrainian people fleeing the war [51948/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Budgets
Pauline Tully
518. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to implement a 12.5% increase across the board for youth funding schemes. [52410/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Care Services
Pauline Tully
519. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to date in 2023 for respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the number of persons on a waiting list to get respite care service in the counties, in tabular form. [52411/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Care Services
Pauline Tully
520. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received to date in 2023 for respite care; and the number of persons on a waiting list to get respite care service. [52412/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
522. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to establish a single-entry point to children’s disability services and child and adolescent mental health services for autistic and disabled children to ensure that children are no longer passed between services. [52423/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
523. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to liaise with third-level institutions to develop work placement schemes to attract staff to disability services. [52424/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
524. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to initiate a campaign in secondary schools targeting leaving certificate students to promote careers in disability services. [52425/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
525. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to engage with the relevant professional bodies representing speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and nurses to inform a long-term strategy to address the staffing issues in disability services. [52426/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Pauline Tully
526. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to rebalance the distribution of resources between staff working on assessments of need and staff implementing therapeutic supports. [52427/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Wage-setting Mechanisms
Pauline Tully
527. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to resolve pay parity issues for organisations that provide services under section 39 of the Health Act 2004; and the estimated cost of achieving pay parity issues for organisations that provide services under section 39 of the Health Act 2004. [52428/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
528. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to attract staff in disciplines relevant to disability services who have the right to work in Ireland to return by subsidising travel costs to return to Ireland; and the estimated cost of undertaking this measure. [52429/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Funding
Pauline Tully
529. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions he has taken, or if he has plans to recognise the work of community groups that support autistic people by establishing a distinct funding stream to develop their work and to facilitate the establishment of new autism community groups across the country; and the estimated cost of undertaking this measure. [52430/23]