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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (22 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 was signed into law on 24th December 2017 and in December 2020. The Act recognises the right of ISL users to use ISL as their native language, and to develop and preserve it. The Act places a statutory duty on all public bodies to provide ISL users with free interpretation when availing of or seeking to access statutory entitlements and services provided by or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and for being so open in telling me of the diagnosis. Regrettably, before coming here today I did not know the diagnosis and did not know what treatment was being made available.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for raising this issue today. If the family are watching now or will watch the recording later, I acknowledge their involvement in their son's and brother's care. I have to apologise for the lack of engagement, communication and consultation with the family. I will take more details from the Senator when we finish. If there is a timeline, as has been put on it, and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator. I take on board everything she has said. I would welcome working with her and assisting the family because this is an extreme case. When a person has to access residential care, that is extreme at any time. It is ten times more extreme when a person has to leave their jurisdiction in order to access care. It is my prerogative and that of the Government to ensure we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for raising this very important issue. As he said, he and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, have at all times been championing this project. The Senator referred to Touching Hearts and I know Deputy Butler often talks about her niece, Amy, who attends its services. I will be honest and give the Senator some information that will not be in my script. I really...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I will work with the Senator and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to convene that meeting of all the relevant stakeholders. Accountability is where it is at. I hope CHO 5, under the new leadership of the RHA, prioritises disabilities. For far too long in regions of this country, HSE estates did not prioritise capital development for disabilities. I welcome that I have my own budget...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Local Link service between Tuam and Athenry in Galway; the date for its launch; the details of the planned route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22399/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans being made to provide a Local Link service in the Lisheenkyle-Derrydonnell area of Galway; the work being done to enable this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22400/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Given that the question relates to Primary Care and CAMHS, two care groups not under my remit, I will have to defer this question to my colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 and 533 together. As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (16 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.