Results 5,301-5,320 of 10,832 for speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Disability Funding Report: Motion (18 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputies for their contributions and for the opportunity to address this motion. I also thank the joint committee both for its invaluable work in seeking to improve services and promote the rights of people with disabilities and for producing the report. Having published Ireland's first State report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291, 292, 294 and 295 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: Disability Services (18 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 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: Disability Services (18 Nov 2021)

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: Mental Health Services (18 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter , it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Nov 2021)

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 Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can apply for carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (17 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: In the context of correspondence with the HSE on a National Independent Review Panel report, the Brandon Report, the HSE has advised me that there is no ongoing risk to service users and that there is a commitment to the implementation of the specific recommendations arising from the report. This is in addition to making substantial changes to the wider Disability services in the area...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (17 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: On assuming Ministerial responsibility for Disabilities in the summer of 2020, one of the issues I immediately sought to remedy was the number of overdue Assessments of Need for children across the country. At the end of June 2020, this backlog, for a number of reasons, had risen to approximately 6,500. By working with Minister Donnelly, I secured Sláintecare funding of €7.8...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Nov 2021)

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: Care Services (17 Nov 2021)

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: Health Service Executive (17 Nov 2021)

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: Health Services Staff (17 Nov 2021)

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: Departmental Data (17 Nov 2021)

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: Psychological Assessments (17 Nov 2021)

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 Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I will come to that next. A number of elements need to be there. There is a different hierarchy within the EMTs, the paramedics, the advanced medical practitioners, and a broader advance of other groups like the community first responders, CFRs. We have 275 CFRs. They were stood down during the Covid period, but 125 of them are working again. I hope that will come to bear when there is...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: That seems to be the case, given what has been said about an ambulance going from Donegal to Tipperary. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion this evening. I am glad to say we are not opposing it. No differently from anybody else in the Chamber, I have listened to the debate on the motion in its entirety. I have a record of answering debates on ambulance services in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Conway for the opportunity to address the House on this important matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly.I assure the Senator that the Government remains fully committed to improving patient-centred care and services across the country. That commitment is seen in the unprecedented level of funding that is being targeted across...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I again assure the Senator that the Government and Department of Health remain fully committed to improving services and having patient-centred care in Limerick and throughout the country. This includes diabetic services. It is clear that significant efforts are being made to ensure such services are being progressively developed at the University Limerick Hospitals Group. The group is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator again for raising the topic of diabetes. It is incredibly timely, especially in view of the fact that we celebrated World Diabetes Day last Sunday. I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. Some of the questions the Senator asked reach into other areas of health and I will hopefully get the chance to respond to them when I have read...