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Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The other Deputies also raised vital points. I touched on transport. On funding for school leavers and those transitioning to adult services, the sum available is €12.5 million. That issue is being addressed by the different providers and through the school leaver programme. One contributor stated there was no funding available for the reopening of adult services. A sum of...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I will respond to the debate and to the one Member who has managed to stay in the Convention Centre to hear my response. Correct me if I am wrong, a Cheann Comhairle, but is there anybody else other than Deputy Harkin here to hear me respond?

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I am sorry. Normally when I am taking notes, I believe it is important to respond to everybody who has taken the time to come in to raise their issues. I have made many notes on the valuable contributions made. It is regrettable that the contributors have not stayed here to listen to my answer. I will begin with Deputy Harkin, who just raised issues with me. I will respond directly...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I am honoured to serve as Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities in the new Government. I take very seriously the responsibility and opportunity to have a positive effect on the lives of thousands of people with a disability in Ireland. I want to be the Minister of State who reimagines how disability is viewed in this country. Disabilities are not merely a health issue....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. 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 the Deputy's questions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government 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 focus of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy is on achieving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government 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 focus of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy is on achieving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Sep 2020)

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 the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Sep 2020)

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 the Deputy's question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Sep 2020)

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 the Deputy's question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: As part of the overall effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and in line with public health advice, day service locations closed in March. Since then, HSE Disability Services have been working to develop national guidance on the part of the disability sector to direct how all day services can be delivered. The Guidance to support the Framework for the Resumption of Adult Disability Day...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: At the whole of Government level, the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 sets the overall framework for the equal participation of people with disabilities in society. Monitoring of the implementation of the Strategy is being overseen by the National Disability Inclusion Strategy Steering Group which comprises key Government Departments, the National Disability Authority and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Sep 2020)

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 the Deputy's question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (10 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 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 regarding the legal...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions to the vital debate here this evening on the Government’s response to Covid-19. While I was sitting here for a number of minutes after the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly left, I took notes and would like to respond with some of these before I go into the rest of the speech that the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, has prepared for me, and...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (9 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The HSE are currently engaged in a significant effort to improve services for people with autism. Budget 2020 provided €2 million in funding to the HSE for the further development of an Autism Plan, which includes the implementation of a range of measures to improve health services for people with autism and their families. The HSE has established a National Autism Spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each...