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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 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: 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 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: 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...

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.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: 478. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a way for a person (details supplied) to be supported on a scheme; if not, the alternative supports in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: 733. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide details of the stated need to consider environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Schemeis underpinned by statute and comes under the remit of the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. The extent of the involvement of Health Service Executive (HSE) Community Medical Doctors in the Scheme relates to making a clinical determination as to whether an individual applicant meets the specified medical...

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

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1558 and 1560 together. 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 (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS ) comes under the remit of the Department of Education and Skills. As the remainder of the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1590 and 1589 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 this is a service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (21 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: Disability Support Services (21 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: Primary Medical Certificates (21 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Schemeis underpinned by statute and comes under the remit of the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. The extent of the involvement of Health Service Executive (HSE) Community Medical Doctors in the Scheme relates to making a professional clinical determination as to whether an individual applicant meets the...

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

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