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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter as the conversation is very welcome. Earlier this week, the Government took the decision to move the country to level 5 of the framework for living with Covid-19, as outlined in the resilience and recovery plan. This decision took account of a variety of factors, including the views of the National Public Health Emergency Team on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies again for raising this important issue. The Government appreciates that people have been severely affected by the restrictions imposed this year. We have provided a range of supports to individuals, businesses and other sectors of society to limit the impact on livelihoods and businesses. The Government remains united in its resolve to tackle the spread of Covid-19....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Payment Scheme (23 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for giving me the opportunity, on behalf of the Minister, to provide as much clarity as possible on the availability and reimbursement of Duodopa for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. As the Deputy may know, the HSE was given statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions under the Health (Pricing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Payment Scheme (23 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I will take on board what Deputy Harkin has said and will talk to the Minister about it. I compliment the wonderful work of the Parkinson's groups. The Deputy has mentioned those is Mayo and the north west. It would be remiss of me not to mention the Parkinson's group in Galway as well. In his note to me, the Minister stated that he hopes that the final decision on this reimbursement...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. It is not the first time that community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5 has been mentioned by her or her colleagues. The HSE and its funded disability partners will continue to provide therapeutic supports in line with the public health guidance and direction while also bearing in mind the availability of staffing resources. Some...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Deputy Funchion is right about therapists. Budget 2021 included a commitment to recruit an additional 100 therapists. That number will include speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. I want to have fully staffed children network disability teams, of which there will be 91 throughout the country. However, there is no point in having leads if we do not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Almost nine 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: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The HSE began planning for the resumption of adult disability day services in May, and services have now resumed nationwide. Public health guidance was specifically developed to underpin the safe resumption of services, and this guidance was published in July. The guidance developed to support the resumption of adult day services has had to take account of social distancing rules which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 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. The Disability Capacity Review which was prepared by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (3 Nov 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: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 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 (3 Nov 2020)

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 focus of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 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. The Disability Capacity Review which was prepared by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Services (3 Nov 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: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The HSE began planning for the resumption of adult disability day services in May, and services have now resumed nationwide. Public health guidance was specifically developed to underpin the safe resumption of services, and this guidance was published in July. The guidance developed to support the resumption of adult day services has had to take account of social distancing rules which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 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: Disability Services Data (3 Nov 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 child,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Compulsory Purchase Orders (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: 359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body responsible for replacing wooden fencing on land that has been compulsorily purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33712/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (3 Nov 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: Disabilities Assessments (3 Nov 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...