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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644 and 645 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (21 Feb 2023)

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 Health: Disability Services (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As the question relates to a service matter, I am forwarding the PQ to the HSE for a direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Feb 2023)

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 Health: Health Services (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 686, 687 and 688 together. As these questions 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 Health: Health Services (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: Budget 2023 provided funding for an additional 23 nursing staff for Neurology services. These posts will be based in neurological centres across the country and cater to the needs of patients with a range of neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s Disease. Further detail on the allocation of these posts will be included in the HSE National Service Plan as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Feb 2023)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As part of the consideration being given to enhancement of services, the PDS Roadmap will seek to examine the implementation of the CDNT model of service by way of progressing an independent review. The Department is in fully engaged with the HSE in relation to finalising the Roadmap document. This process will include an examination of timelines for all actions within the Roadmap. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The implementation of the Progressing Disability Services for Children & Young People (PDS) programme is agreed Government and HSE policy and seeks to address the previous inequity in service provision whereby there may have been an excellent service for some children and little or no service for others. However, it has been acknowledged that the transition to policy-based...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and allowing me the opportunity to update the House on the plans to develop a 60-bed residential care centre at St. Patrick's Hospital, Cashel. In early 2016, a capital programme for older persons residential centres was developed in response to the introduction of HIQA's national residential care standards for older people and the requirement that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I am not one to defend the HSE but it has said that it got this wrong and apologised for that. Let us not go into conspiracy theories.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The HSE answered a parliamentary question incorrectly. It rectified that answer today. I am now answering the Deputy's question so that he can tell his constituents that the design of a 60-bed unit is under review. That is important.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I will read the closing statement because I am only the pigeon in the middle. Is that all right?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Work under the capital programme is progressing across the country to replace, upgrade and refurbish our current stock of community nursing units in response to the introduction of HIQA's national residential care standards for older people. The HSE is committed to the development of a new community nursing unit for Cashel. Provision has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman. He sends his apologies but he had to attend a meeting. I thank the Deputy for raising this important health benefit for discussion. The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill will provide financial payments...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I want to clarify one point. I said earlier, "While acknowledging the challenge that healthcare costs can vary significantly across different individuals and different jurisdictions, a payment of €3,000 would represent a practical measure of acknowledgment for those who are living overseas and choose not to avail of the enhanced...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The assessment is covered. Exactly as the Deputy said, if a prioritisation needs to be expedited, everybody will work to ensure that happens.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I will start with the final question and work my way back. Deputy Ó Murchú referred to a ping-pong game. The HSE has a national access policy, NAP, which promotes an integrated approach between primary care, disability and mental health. It might not be done fairly or equally across all CHOs but there are some very good CHOs that are practising that model. In response to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (16 Feb 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this two-pronged question this morning. Hopefully, on 1 March, I will be transferred. However, we have had a number of dates in the past so if the Deputy is writing it down I would write it in pencil. I hope it will happen on 1 March. That is a piece of work that is going on at the moment. Regarding the disability capacity review action plan...