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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I am answering on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. I will read her script and then address some of the points not covered in it. I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. With regard to the introduction of a special rate of pay for teachers in rent pressure zones, pay and workplace reform measures for public servants have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister, Deputy Foley, provided me with these closing remarks. Housing remains a priority matter for Government, led by my colleague the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Housing for All strategy delivers on the programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system. Rent pressure zones were...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Funding (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Gallagher for raising this important issue. As I said earlier, I am taking it on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. The Minister of State, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, is also in that Department and I am replying on her behalf too. Meeting the needs of children with complex special educational needs and children at most risk of educational disadvantage is a priority for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Funding (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator. As he said, this programme needs to be kept under constant review. If we do so, it will ensure that no child will be left behind, regardless of the uptake by schools. It is fantastic to see €2,000 per child being made available through grants and that this funding can be used to support children in the home or in education, depending on the needs of the family...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this matter. As I said previously, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. It gives me an opportunity to update the House on the position regarding the planned construction of the new school for the Gaelscoil in Kilbride, County Wicklow, which has 279 pupils and was established in 1998. The school project is part of a campus project on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Acting Chair and Senator Byrne. I will certainly bring back to the Minister the Senator's request for a meeting. I have no doubt that she will facilitate him in that regard. What jumps out of the script that I just read into the record is the overreliance on the word "wayleaves". It is incumbent on the Department of Education and its planning team to knuckle down and to work...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reviews (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Decision Support Service (DSS) is the organisation charged with operating the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), which includes to promote public awareness of the Act. Section 95 of the 2015 Act specifically mandates the Director of the DSS to promote awareness of the 2015 Act and to promote public confidence in the Act. The DSS is also...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374 and 375 together. As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth acknowledges the essential role provided by the staff in organisations who provide services to some of the most vulnerable people in our society and recognises that the ability of community-based organisations to pay their staff is largely dependent on State funding. To support the sustainability of services,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to a PQ previously referred to the HSE, PQ 17867/24, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As the provision of suitable transport as part of a disability day service refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly on this portion of the question, as soon as possible. In 2013, the Government decided to close the Mobility Allowance administrative scheme, on foot of the Ombudsman reports in 2011 and 2012 regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 464. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for bilateral knee replacement; if he has been placed on the NTPF waiting list for surgery in a private facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23919/24]