Results 1-20 of 202 for going forward speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (2 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022. The Group's...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022. The Group's...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022. The Group's...

Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion (7 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the line. That is the baseline here. Perhaps every Department other than my own needs to understand that. When you have met one autistic person, you have met one autistic person. Before I go on, I will acknowledge the work of Niall Brunell in the Department, who has worked really hard on the strategy with me. I also acknowledge the work of Noel Byrne. Their teams have done a...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to the State being in a position to meet the obligations that arise. In order to map out the requirements for ratification my Department has commissioned external legal advice as part of an ongoing scoping exercise, which I expect to conclude shortly. Earlier today, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, briefed the Cabinet on plans to accelerate consideration of the issues around ratification...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (5 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022. The Group's...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (29 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children. Ireland's approach to meeting the obligations set out in the UNCRPD is one of continuous advancement, each year moving forward on key reforms and building on the progress achieved. The Convention was drafted to frame the fundamental human rights set out in the other major UN Conventions in the disability...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (7 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...children's respite every second week. That is why I tasked the HSE in 2023, particularly in the Senator's area of CHO 1, to draft current need of actions to do with respite in Counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan. To be fair to the disability manager in the Senator's area, Edel Quinn, she prioritised the case for needing a stand-alone children's respite house in County...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I hope I have addressed the issues that were raised. Senator Boyhan challenged me to go down through the motion line by line and say what is going on. That is what I have set out here. I have not actually read my script, because it is worth responding instead to all of the Members' contributions. With regard to where Senator Currie came from, in wanting to know that the person has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022. The Group's...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to make progress on an important cross-Government initiative to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. The Transport Working Group's work has now concluded and its final report was published in February 2023 ("Proposals for the Development and Coordination of Enhanced Transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...a framework for coordinating whole of government action, and oversaw a whole of government programme of work comprising over 120 actions. I am now continuing my support for disability rights and inclusion going forward as we develop, together with the input of people with disabilities and their representative organisations, the next national disability strategy - to be delivered in 2024....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Rates (12 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022 and the final...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Diagnoses (12 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) on 20 March 2018. Ireland's approach to meeting the obligations set out in the UNCRPD is one of continuous advancement, each year moving forward on key reforms and building on the progress achieved. The Convention was drafted to frame the fundamental human rights set out in the other major UN Conventions in the disability context -...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...Tearmann Domestic Abuse Service, which is based in Monaghan and provides services in both counties, recently merged with Safe Ireland. This allows Safe Ireland to be the lead organisation taking forward the development of the refuge in Cavan-Monaghan through engagement with local stakeholders. Tusla acknowledges the initial need to dramatically increase the provision of refuge and that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disabilities Assessments (22 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the capacity of our children’s disability services, and to provide better supports to children and young people with additional needs, as well as to their families. One of the solutions put forward was to develop an AON assessment hub. As the Senator is aware, during a Labour motion last May I committed to having six planned regional assessment teams in place by 1 August to tackle...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...local authority, as the road authority for the area in the first instance. With regards to safety issues in Charleville, a high collision location was identified through the network safety analysis in 2019. This was forwarded to Cork County Council for its consideration. TII has worked closely with Cork County Council through the N20 Charleville safety working group which commenced in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made on a transfer/relocation scheme for secondary school teachers (details supplied); what are the plans going forward in addressing the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48820/23]

Joint Committee on Disability Matters Report: Motion (26 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to all of the members of the committee. I do not want to single out any individual because I know every one of them works as a collective to put the person at the centre. What changed in this Government and the Thirty-second Dáil was the formation of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters. I have said this numerous times at this stage. The dial is changing on disability....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Transport Costs (24 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...2020 to make progress on an important cross-Government action to review transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities and to advance proposals for the enhancement of these supports going forward. As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I chaired meetings of the Transport Working Group from January 2022 up to its conclusion in December 2022. The Group's...