Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

301. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost to increase the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Services for People with Disabilities to 50. [5192/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

343. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of WTE civilian forensic photographers employed by An Garda Síochána in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5185/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

344. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the amount that An Garda Síochána spent on vehicle recovery services within Cavan-Monaghan Garda division in 2023; and the timeframe for when this contract is due to expire. [5186/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Pauline Tully

452. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a proposal to use a property (details supplied) to provide emergency accommodation for persons seeking emergency protection or temporary accommodation has been received by his Department; If so the number of persons planned to be located at this property; the gender and age breakdown of the persons that are to be located at this property; when it is expected that they will be located at the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5424/24]

Hospital Staff

Pauline Tully

512. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine working in Cavan General Hospital in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [5188/24]

Hospital Facilities

Pauline Tully

513. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to increase the number of adult critical care beds in the public health service to 400. [5189/24]

Education Costs

Pauline Tully

589. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 29 November 2022, the actions he has taken since December 2022 to increase the supply of domestic medical graduates; and the number of domestic medical graduates in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5493/24]

Education Costs

Pauline Tully

590. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 29 November 2022, the actions he has taken since December 2022 to increase the supply of medical graduates from EU countries, excluding Ireland; and the number of medical graduates from EU countries other than Ireland in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [5494/24]

Public Transport

Pauline Tully

43. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement regarding the National Fares Strategy. [4540/24]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Pauline Tully

67. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that his Department and the bodies under its aegis are aware and in compliance with article 4(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4541/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pauline Tully

156. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the meetings officials in his Department were involved in on the senior officials group in July, November and December 2023 with regard to considerations for replacing the disabled driver and passenger scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pauline Tully

158. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance to detail the number of persons who are currently on the waiting list for the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4543/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

211. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the full gamut of grants, discounts, waivers or any other supports that exist for an amputee, above the knee, who hopes to return to driving for personal needs; if he or his office can provide any other useful advice for this intending disabled driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/24]

Civil Service

Pauline Tully

243. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 13 June 2023, with reference to Circular 09/2009: Civil Servants and Political Activity, if he will detail the maximum remuneration for the grade of clerical officer in the civil service. [4939/24]

State Bodies

Pauline Tully

293. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 30 November 2023, if a water and-or wastewater caretaker employed by Uisce Éireann is entitled to become a member of a local authority. [4911/24]

State Bodies

Pauline Tully

294. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Circular LG(P) 06/09 "Local Government Act 2001 (Section 161) Order 2004", S.I. No. 216 of 2004 or Circular 09/2009 "Civil Servants and Political Activity" applies to a water and-or wastewater caretaker employed by Uisce Éireann. [4912/24]

State Bodies

Pauline Tully

295. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a water/wastewater caretaker employed by Uisce Éireann is considered a civil servant in the craft or State industrial and manual grade employee; and if so, which grades in Uisce Éireann are considered below that of a civil service clerical officer. [4913/24]

Departmental Functions

Pauline Tully

90. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what collaboration is taking place between her Department and the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure adequate supports are put in place to support communities who are accommodating asylum seekers and international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3954/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

102. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the additional funding and resources paid out in County Cavan and County Monaghan in 2023, specifically to support the integration of asylum seekers and international protection applicants into the communities they are being accommodated in, in tabular form; if she has plans to increase this funding and resources in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3953/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

593. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for the CLÁR funding under measure 1 and measure 2 in 2023 from County Cavan; and the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form. [3996/24]

Middle East

Pauline Tully

63. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his reason why, as a state party to the Genocide Convention with a responsibility to act to protect humanity, Ireland has not joined South Africa's genocide case against Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/24]

Northern Ireland

Pauline Tully

83. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if discussions have taken place between the Shared Island Unit and SEUPB with regard to exploring if organisations applying to either the Shared Island Fund or the PeacePlus fund can utilise one as match-funding for the other; if approval will be given to enable this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/24]

Official Travel

Pauline Tully

152. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3572/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pauline Tully

172. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budget allocation for anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness grant scheme in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3585/24]

Greenways Provision

Pauline Tully

196. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if there is a ring-fenced multi-annual budget within Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the development of greenways; and if so, the amount contained in this budget. [3573/24]

Official Travel

Pauline Tully

197. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to visit the US in the first half of 2024. [3574/24]

Departmental Meetings

Pauline Tully

206. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if he met with a person (details supplied) during his recent visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos. [3575/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

212. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the timeframe his Department is expecting for the construction of the new Garda station in Bailieboro, Cavan to be completed; and the estimated cost for these works. [3571/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pauline Tully

243. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the next round of applications for funding under the summer works scheme to be accepted by her Department. [3570/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

250. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the budget allocation for Screen Ireland in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3584/24]

Departmental Staff

Pauline Tully

263. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified chartered surveyors employed by his Department as of 22 January 2024; and if he will provide the same figure as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [3583/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pauline Tully

298. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within the Cavan and Monaghan division who have successfully completed the protestor removal course in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and the duration of this course. [3582/24]

Greyhound Industry

Pauline Tully

316. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Rasaíocht Con Éireann laboratory has the capacity to test blood and hair follicle samples; and if so, the number of such tests carried out in 2023, in tabular form. [3576/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

317. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocation for Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3577/24]

Public Sector Pay

Pauline Tully

362. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Cavan and Monaghan awaiting a scoliosis operation by wait time, in tabular form. [3578/24]

Departmental Data

Pauline Tully

363. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vascular surgeons working in the Public Health Service; his plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant vascular surgeons to population and current ratios. [3579/24]

Hospital Services

Pauline Tully

364. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a public PrEP clinic at Monaghan General Hospital. [3580/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pauline Tully

376. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time it took from phase 1 to completion to complete each apprenticeship by trade in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2023, in tabular form. [3581/24]

Hospital Services

Pauline Tully

6. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Cavan General Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2071/24]

Care Services

Pauline Tully

32. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health what actions he is taking to reverse the current trend in long-term residential care (LTRC) where there has been a consolidation of LTRC homes under larger operator groups in Dublin and the commuter belt at the expense of smaller independently owned and operated LTRC homes which are not part of operator groups in rural areas such as in Cavan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2070/24]

Further and Higher Education

Pauline Tully

98. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he has taken to develop more part-time curriculums across higher and further education; if he has increased funding for these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2090/24]

Further and Higher Education

Pauline Tully

121. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he has taken to increase funding and resources for disability supports including mental health supports in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2091/24]

Work Permits

Pauline Tully

238. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider issuing a temporary travel document to Sudanese citizens here on a work permit who are currently unable to renew their passports due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. [2104/24]

Foreign Conflicts

Pauline Tully

43. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs with regard to the increasingly urgent conflict situation in Sudan what supports his Department can provide or if he plans to introduce supports that will assist Sudanese/Irish citizens who are at risk. [1223/24]

Transport Policy

Pauline Tully

207. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if consultation has taken place with disabled persons representative organisations in relation to the Active Travel Programme. [57013/23]

Road Projects

Pauline Tully

218. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to progress the funding for the N2 Ardee to Castleblaney road scheme. [57155/23]

Road Network

Pauline Tully

219. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport to detail the additional funding that was announced in Budget 2024 to maintain and improve the county, regional and local road network. [57156/23]

Departmental Policies

Pauline Tully

229. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport to detail the proposed new driver education plan for transition year students; to seek clarification on the reason approved driving instructors were not consulted on these new proposals. [57388/23]

Road Network

Pauline Tully

302. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport further to a request from the N2/A5/Ten-T Cross Border Committee (details supplied), if he will meet with the committee to discuss the delivery of improvements and upgrades to the N2/A5/TEN-T route from Dublin to the northwest and serving the Border region and Northern Ireland. [1972/24]

Tax Reliefs

Pauline Tully

335. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if, in line with Action 74 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to adopt a needs-based approach to the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57321/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pauline Tully

353. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance if there has been any change to the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate, or if he plans to introduce changes to the eligibility criteria. [1216/24]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

391. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in line with Action 75 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to undertake a review of public sector recruitment and employment practices to ensure that they are autism-friendly; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57264/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

392. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in line with Action 77 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to ensure that all environments where public employment processes are undertaken (interview offices, examination rooms, waiting rooms, and so on) are autism-friendly; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57266/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

426. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 76 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to provide autism training to all public sector interviewers to address any biases against autistic people and ensure equality of opportunity for employment; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57265/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

427. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 78 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to provide the option of remote job interviews by video call and other reasonable accommodations to prospective employees in the public sector; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57267/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

428. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 79 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to develop a long-term plan for the State to provide a high-quality public employment service directly to autistic people and disabled people to ensure equal availability of employment services to disabled people across the State; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57268/23]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Pauline Tully

429. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 86 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to ensure that all Departments and State agencies meet their targets to employ autistic people and disabled people; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57275/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

550. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 30 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she currently provides, or has plans to provide, funding and guidelines to all schools building new premises to ensure that they are built in line with the principles of universal design; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57276/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

551. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 31 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will provide funding and guidelines to all schools to undertake an audit of their buildings with the aim of making them autism-friendly; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57277/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

552. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 32 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will outline the plans she has to reduce class sizes to allow teachers the opportunity to better observe the development of pupils, and to reduce distraction and distress for autistic pupils in overcrowded classrooms; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, of reducing the average class size by one, two and three pupils. [57278/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

553. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 33 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with the National Council for Special Education to develop a long-term plan to synthesise mainstream and special educational provision in line with the UNCRPD. [57279/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

554. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 34 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she plans to ensure that children in special classes, autism classes and special schools can participate in mainstream educational classes to end the practice of segregation based on neurotype. [57280/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

555. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 35 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to update continuing professional development to ensure that education professionals, including teachers and SNAs, receive suitable autism training; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57281/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

556. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 36 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with the National Council for Special Education to establish the number of pupils on reduced school hours and implement measures to reduce the use of such measures. [57282/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

557. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 37 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with the HSE and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure that children in special schools can access clinical supports in schools until such time as children's disability network teams, CDNTs, are fully staffed and access to services can be reviewed; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57283/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

558. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 38 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to increase the pay offered to SNAs and teachers for participating in a school-based summer programme to incentivise participation; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57284/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

559. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 39 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with children’s disability service providers to foster and encourage the participation of clinicians such as therapists and psychologists in the summer programme at an attractive rate of pay; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57285/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

560. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 40 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will work with the Department of Health to amend the Disability Act 2005 in tandem with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 and include a right to services as well as a right to an assessment of need. [57286/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

561. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 41 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to review established practices on transitioning to new schools throughout the education system, and provide more guidance and supports for schools in assisting pupils to transition between schools. [57287/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

562. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 42 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to establish a national transitions service to assist autistic children and adults as they transition into primary education, between schools, secondary education, university, employment and all other areas of life; the estimated first and full-year cost of establishing such a service; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57288/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

563. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 43 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to establish a clear pathway to access alternative and augmentative communication, and assistive technology, and ensure that autistic children and adults can access and retain AAC devices and supports throughout their lives; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57289/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

564. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 44 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to increase the funding allocated to alternative and augmentative communication, and assistive technology, to ensure that there are sufficient devices available to those who need them as well as training for the families of AAC users; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57290/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

565. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 45 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to review her Department’s policy on the role and priorities of a centre (details supplied). [57291/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

566. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 46 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will liaise with the Department of Education in Northern Ireland to negotiate a mutual increase in funding to a centre (details supplied) to expand its services and apply its best practice model nationally; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57292/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

567. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 47 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will adopt a rights-based approach to the summer programme to ensure that it is regarded as an essential service for autistic children and their families; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57293/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

568. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 48 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will establish an agency or a dedicated section within her Department to manage the summer programme and ensure that it is made available in all schools, with the participation of trained external staff where internal staff are unavailable; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57294/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

569. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 49 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will develop a clear policy to ensure that there is a requirement that interventions provided within the context of special education are evidence-based and rights-based. [57295/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

570. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 50 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will liaise with a centre (details supplied) to provide continuous professional development training for SNAs and encourage participation by regarding them as additional hours worked under the Croke Park agreement; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57296/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

571. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 51 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will include a mandatory module on autism training as continuing professional development for teachers; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57297/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

572. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 52 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will ensure that all schools that are in receipt of public funding, whether public or private, foster more inclusive practices around autism, including the opening of special classes. [57298/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pauline Tully

573. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if, in line with Action 53 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will design a template or guidelines for schools clearly explaining the steps that should be taken if behavioural challenges emerge in an educational setting, and ensure that protocols around restraint and penalisation are stated unambiguously, with a view towards eliminating these practices. [57299/23]

Housing Schemes

Pauline Tully

776. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to allow applications under the croí cónaithe vacant property grant for the refurbishment of agricultural buildings to bring them into residential use. [57154/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

781. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 98 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to review the application processes for social housing and other housing supports to ensure that they are accessible to autistic people and disabled people; and the estimated cost of implementing this proposal. [57337/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

782. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 99 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied), if he has plans to ensure that autism is regarded as a sensory disability by all local authorities for the purposes of accessing prioritised social housing provision. [57338/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

783. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 100 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied), if he has plans to provide adequate grants to allow for sensory rooms to be added to homes and the sensory proofing of homes for autistic people; and the estimated first and full year cost respectively of implementing this proposal. [57339/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

784. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 101 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to ensure that local authorities engage with schools to assist in developing suitable sensory provision for autistic children; and the estimated first and full year cost respectively of implementing this proposal. [57340/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

785. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 102 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to provide designated funding to local authorities to add sensory areas and communication boards to all playgrounds; and the estimated first and full year cost respectively of implementing this proposal. [57341/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

786. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 103 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to provide autism training to staff in local authorities and ensure that autism is accepted as a condition which qualifies for housing support; and the estimated cost of implementing this proposal. [57342/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

787. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 104 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to incentivise participation in continuing professional development courses in universal design and accessibility for architects and planners; and the estimated cost of implementing this proposal. [57343/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

788. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 105 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to liaise with professional bodies within architecture and planning to promote education in universal design and the implementation of Universal Design practices. [57344/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

789. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 106 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to engage with the Office of Public Works (OPW) to implement guidelines on making facilities and sites under their auspices more autism-friendly; and the estimated cost of implementing this proposal. [57345/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

790. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 107 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to provide autism training to tour guides and other public-facing OPW staff at heritage sites and cultural institutions; and the estimated cost of implementing this proposal. [57346/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

791. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 108 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to provide more opportunities for career development in public sector planning to retain planners; and the estimated cost of implementing this proposal. [57347/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

792. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in line with Action 109 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to recruit a designated Disability Officer in every local authority to advise autistic people and their families on accessing supports and assist them to complete the application process, where needed; and the estimated first and full year cost respectively of implementing this proposal. [57348/23]

Departmental Data

Pauline Tully

865. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 544 of 14 July 2022, the number of persons currently in receipt of a disability-related social protection payment, by the type of payment, in tabular form. [56599/23]

Departmental Data

Pauline Tully

874. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people on disability allowance and invalidity pension who to date in 2023 have lost their entitlement to these payments entirely or have had them reduced following a change in circumstance where they now reside with a partner initiating a review of their income, in tabular form. [56668/23]

Employment Schemes

Pauline Tully

914. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection in line with Action 80 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, if she has plans to establish a State-run public employment service that builds on the good practice in the field of disability employment and which links autistic people to employers and offers support, guidance and information as well as tailored support services for participating employers; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57269/23]

Employment Schemes

Pauline Tully

915. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in line with Action 81 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to engage with stakeholders including the autistic community and employers and review the wage subsidy scheme and reasonable accommodation fund with a view to promoting uptake of the schemes; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57270/23]

Employment Schemes

Pauline Tully

916. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in line with Action 82 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to promote the availability and potential benefits of schemes such as the wage subsidy scheme and reasonable accommodation fund to employers; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57271/23]

Employment Schemes

Pauline Tully

917. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in line with Action 83 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to amalgamate and streamline workplace support grants and the reasonable accommodation fund under one fund which employers may draw down for the purposes of accommodating an autistic or disabled employee or prospective employee; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57272/23]