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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Chairperson and myself would have sat together when we spoke on the autism strategy in the past. The reason I am acting as chairperson of the group is to assist in opening doors. This is to do with health, employment, housing and education. I confirm that it is not just Department officials who will be sitting on this strategy group by any manner or means. There will be an open...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: First and foremost, the review that is currently taking place was commissioned by the HSE in March 2021. The full review will be complete by March 2022. There will be an interim review after six months to see how progress is going. That process is under way. One could say we are nearly a quarter of the way into the review. Second, the Senator referred to CHOs that have cleared their...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: There are many concerns because families are waiting far too long for an intervention. Nobody will deny that. While children were waiting for an intervention, assessments were being cleared. I made that a priority in that if I cleared the backlog of assessment of needs I could then focus on the intervention. That is what it is about. That is the nut I want to crack. I want to get...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I will come back to the Chairperson on that and she can relay the information to the Deputy.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I will take those questions if I may. I thank Deputy Canney for raising these matters. I will take his last question first. He is quite right in what he has said about primary medical certificates. There was very little movement on them up to last December and into January. I met the primary medical certificate team myself two months ago. In the past two months, 471 assessments have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (5 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme is underpinned by statute and comes within the remit of the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. A requirement of the scheme involves Health Service Executive (HSE) Community Medical Doctors making a clinical determination as to whether an individual applicant meets the specified medical criteria for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (5 May 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 506 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (5 May 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: By way of background, two schemes, the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant, were put in place in 1979 and 1968 respectively, for operation by the Health Service Executive (HSE) at a time when there was limited availability of accessible public transport. The Government decided to close these administrative schemes in 2013, on foot of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (5 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (5 May 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: HSE Legal Cases (5 May 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that I recently announced an Autism Innovation Strategy which will address the issues he has raised. The Strategy is under the remit of Department for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration and Youth.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: It is a very good case. Yesterday I met the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, to discuss children and waiting lists. Every week, I sit beside Deputy Smith, because that is where my normal seat in the House is. Every week I discuss with him access to children's rheumatoid services. I am acutely aware of the conversations we have had. Every evening I see posts on Twitter about children who cannot...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for submitting this Topical Issue, which I am responding to on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and giving me the opportunity to provide an update to the House on waiting lists in National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh. Regarding paediatric orthopaedic waiting times, there has been an increased investment in paediatric orthopaedics and scoliosis...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Labour Party for tabling this motion. I am joined by the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. Last September, I spoke in the House about my vision for the provision of disability services for people of all ages in the coming years. My vision is ambitious and I make no apology for that. People with special needs deserve nothing less than the best services that the State can provide. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (29 Apr 2021)

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