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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: While the number of overdue Assessment of Need stood at approximately 6,500 in June 2020, through a combination of different measures, figures to the end of April 2021 show that approximately 5,115 children have had completed Assessments, thus reducing the backlog to approximately 1,440 cases. A reduction of just under 79%. 3 Community Healthcare Organisations have cleared their backlog, one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The report of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets was launched by Minister McGrath in July 2018. The report set out how personalised budgets could work as a funding mechanism for people with a disability. Personalised budgets can help to provide people with disabilities with greater choice and control over the services and supports they receive. The Task Force reviewed national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The report of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets was launched by Minister McGrath in July 2018. The report set out how personalised budgets could work as a funding mechanism for people with a disability. The Task Force reviewed national and international research and consulted with service users and their families. They recommended that the Department of Health, with the HSE, should...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that the issue of Assistive Technologies funding does not come within the remit of the Department of Health and that her question may be more appropriate for the Department of Education and Skills.  

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2052 to 2055, inclusive, together. There are a number of cases concerning thalidomide being case-managed by the High Court at present. Therefore it would be inappropriate for me to comment on matters that are sub judice. However, I would like to set out the ongoing supports provided to Irish survivors of thalidomide. There are currently 29 Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Under the Progressing Disability’s Services programme, the HSE is currently reconfiguring children’s disability services into Children’s Disability Network Teams. The HSE is establishing a total of 91 Children’s Disability Networks across its nine Community Healthcare Organisations, each comprised of one specialist inter-disciplinary Children’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that Tusla does not come under the remit of the Department of Health and her question would be more appropriate for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...