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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Senator for raising an important issue for the successful delivery of State investment and ensuring maximum value for the taxpayer. It is important to have dialogue and engagement on something so key for Government delivery. As I mentioned in my earlier remarks, this is not a static space and public bodies are continuously working to improve processes and frameworks to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this particularly important matter. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly. The script I will read was prepared by his Department. I also take the opportunity to acknowledge the work and the role played by neurological nurse specialists. They play an important role in triaging, assessing, and providing ongoing support to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: This is not a history lesson but I reiterate that the Department of Health is committed to improving services in line with Sláintecare. Covid-19 did bring a range of serious challenges to our health services and its workforce. The unprecedented level of investment in our health service in recent years is testament to the commitment of this Government. I will go back to the Minister,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: First Aid Training (25 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, about the work under way as part of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy with regard to the training and deployment of automated external defibrillators, AEDs. I thank the Senator for using his time to raise this matter so we can have a conversation about it and make the wider public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: First Aid Training (25 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Senator for raising this issue and giving us the chance to speak about the continued implementation of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy. Good progress was made during 2021 on the implementation of the strategy, supported by Government funding, and it is my expectation that progress will continue in 2022. In particular, the National Ambulance Service, via the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jan 2022)

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: Nursing Homes (25 Jan 2022)

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: Disability Services (25 Jan 2022)

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: Disability Services (25 Jan 2022)

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.

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to thank the Deputies for raising this important issue regarding the national maternity hospital. It is important to put on the record that I am speaking on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, who, I am told, is currently meeting with NPHET. The Government will not be opposing the motion. I think it is fair to say that every Member of this House shares...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of some residential disability services in line with public health advice. The Deputy knows how many there are in Cork. He is representing them, as is his colleague, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan. They are doing a phenomenal job in bringing this matter to my attention and working with Ms Majella Daly, the local...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I get them all mixed up. If we could find a person to act as the whole-time equivalent, it would mean that all the other care assistants could come in and the three or four residents could return to their home. That would be a welcome development on the part of the HSE in ensuring the reopening of all services.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for giving us the opportunity to have this very important conversation. We can use Liam Sheehy's name. He represents an awful lot of other Liams around the country, which is unfortunate. When Covid hit, providers had to be agile in their approach and they made changes to ensure they could deliver services to as many people as possible with the staff they had. Time has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I also acknowledge my colleague, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, from the same area of Cork, who would echo Deputy Gould's frustration, and, indeed, he has done so. It is important to acknowledge that the HSE has had considerable challenges implementing the progressing disability services programme. This has resulted in delays for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I have sat down and met everybody the Deputy spoke about just now. To recruit and get speech and language therapists into posts takes five years. It is the same in the case of occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Along with the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, I am working with the HSE on access to care. I refer to getting people off the 24-month waiting list. A plan is being...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I will speak a little bit quicker because I have to get two pieces in. Records were screened for all notations referring to any alleged or actual sexual conduct during this timeframe. The content of the file review raised some concerns within the HSE and, in that context, it has been agreed that this report will now remain as a draft while a further validation is completed by a team...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue again and pursuing it which he has done so single-handedly for a number of months with me personally. I concur with his opening statement when he again asked the HSE to publish the full Brandon report. I second that. It is important to acknowledge that the Deputy has done great work. Much like the Deputy, I had hoped that I would be able to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. She has acknowledged that the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is away. The response I have comes from him and his Department. The national roads programme is managed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and is delivered in line with Project Ireland 2040, the national planning framework and the national development plan. Once funding...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As I mentioned the full N11/M11 junction 4 to junction 14 improvement scheme remains on the list of projects included in the NDP. The bus priority interim scheme represents an initial phase of this wider scheme. While funding has not been provided to progressing planning and design on the main scheme within the current year, the subsequent phases will be progressed later in the plan....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 and 279 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.