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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Apr 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 HSE to respond to the Deputy directly,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy will be aware, I have agreed with the HSE to pause the removal of therapists from all Special Schools who deliver on-site therapies while further engagement takes place. It is an issue for the HSE to engage with stakeholders in the relevant areas to ensure the rollout of the Progressing Disability Services (PDS) programme continues in light of this change to its implementation,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Almost ten years ago, the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings Report identified approximately 4,000 people with disabilities living in congregated type settings. The 2011 Report expected that decongregation could happen at a much faster pace than was actually possible. Since 2014, the Transforming Lives Programme provides the framework for implementation and for putting policy into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Welfare Allowance (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As the issue regarding the Supplementary Blind Welfare Allowance raised by the Deputy is a service matter, I have referred the question to the Health Service Executive for consideration and direct reply to the Deputy.

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As I said earlier, I want to apologise to the families who watched the "RTÉ Investigates" programme last week for any upset that was caused, and for any questions I could not answer today. It is my ambition to get those answers and to put them into the public domain because I believe that is how we will build trust and ensure there is transparency. I will start there. I thank the...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Fitzpatrick for his comments and questions. Perhaps I should have started by apologising but I will certainly do so in my concluding remarks. The Deputy asked some very direct questions. For example, he asked how many live cases there are. There are four dozen live cases. This is a clear answer. My concluding statement sets out a list of questions that I have asked, no...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: In the few seconds left to me, I will respond to the Deputy's final question on whether the families can be contacted. I have requested that this should be done and it is going to happen. They will be contacted and a liaison person will be put in place. For anybody among the wider public who has a concern, there will be an email facility put in place to facilitate contact with the Department.

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for his very direct questions. In regard to the expert review, my understanding is that barristers were brought in over the weekend and are still working through all of the files in order to present us with the information that is needed. The Deputy asked a very clear question about the difference between ethical and lawful. The whole thrust of my opening statement was...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I am joined by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, in which Department I am also Minister of State. I would like people to understand that what I am tasked with doing as we move forward is to take disability provision out of the Department of Health and apply to it a more person-centred and rights-based approach under the remit of the new...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for his comments. As Minister of State in the Department of Health and in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, I have explained the legal piece in this. While that is the law, I do not accept the transparency piece, as I outlined earlier. I hear what the Deputy is saying about the families. We need to reassure them and build trust....

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy has raised many issues on which I do not disagree with her. The most important matter here is the breakdown of trust. Unfortunately, that is what the "RTÉ Investigates" programme showed. It showed that there has been a breach of that trust and families need to be communicated with clearly and openly so that we can rebuild same. I am putting myself into that role and I will...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for the questions they have posed to me. Deputy Cullinane talked about issues of morality, trust, ethics and culture. That is a conversation that needs to be had out in the open. I do not deny that one bit. The word I keep coming back to is "transparency". That is what everyone is looking for, a conversation in respect of transparency. Deputy Ó Laoghaire is...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I feel and understand the heartache, worry and disgust raised by the "RTÉ Investigates" programme on Thursday last. As any parent knows, we would go to any lengths to protect our child's rights. That is why it was like a kick in the stomach to learn that a Government body appears to be impeding this process of parents fighting for their children. I was alarmed and outraged, as so many...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (1 Apr 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: HSE Waiting Lists (1 Apr 2021)

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

Caring for Carers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank all the Deputies who contributed to the debate. I intend to address two issues that are referred to in the motion, namely, day services and respite provision. I will also speak about the "Prime Time" programme and address some of the points raised by Deputy Connolly. As a Member of this House, I have spoken with numerous carers and, more recently, I have done so as Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 Provision (31 Mar 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: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (31 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government – 'Our Shared Future’ - includes a commitment for advancing neuro-rehabilitation services in the community. The Health Service Executive is leading on the implementation framework in respect of the recommendations of the National Policy and Strategy for the provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015. The Neuro-Rehabilitation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (31 Mar 2021)

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