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Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I would love to answer it.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am going to put all this together. I have a rule that I respond to whomever is sitting in the House.I thank Senator Davitt for his short and swift support for the Bill, which is greatly appreciated. I also thank him for the work done in assisting us to get to this Stage. Senator Conway asked why this has taken so long and there are two answers. I have the official answer from my good...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I was. That was the most important point. There is much to be learned from a smooth transfer and having a good working relationship with Ministers in both Departments. There is much to be learned about how both Departments had to work in a collaborative way and a relationship developed. Perhaps in the past we would have always worked in silos but at all my meetings Department of Health...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: It should be the principle for everything. It should not be just for one. That rule and good governance should apply to everything from the parents' association in a national school right up to the highest office.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, there are a lot of questions. I will read the blacks later on in order that I can obtain answers to them all. The questions that the Deputy has asked are no different from those asked by parents in Tipperary, Clonmel, Galway, Dublin, Limerick or wherever. These are the questions that every parent wants to get answers for. I thank the Deputy for raising these important issues for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: First and foremost, I acknowledge that the 91 disability teams do not have all of the staff that they require to do the job. Second, I acknowledge that there are children who have been waiting far too long on waiting lists and not getting intervention. Third, in the context of the €350 million that was allocated, and in the context of access to care waiting lists, I am ensuring that...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am standing in for the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, who is unwell and unable to attend in person. He is disappointed not to be present for this critical and historic legislation, which will introduce for the first time a regulatory framework for assisted human reproduction, AHR. AHR is a complex, innovative and fast-moving...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I engage on an ongoing basis with a range of stakeholders, including disability service providers and Disabled Persons Organisations to make progress on the issues and challenges facing people with disabilities and to further realise the UNCRPD in Ireland. My Department coordinates a dedicated national strategy to address employment barriers for people with disabilities - the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 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: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 802 and 803 together. As these service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 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: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 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 (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter, I am referring the question for response to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the National Independent Review Panel is commissioned by the HSE, I am referring the question for response to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Review of the Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need for Children was launched in March 2021. The review group was chaired by Mr Robbie Ryan and comprises five nominees from Fórsa and five from the HSE. It was the intention of the Chairperson to issue interim reports after 3 months, 6 months and a final report after 12 months. Unfortunately, these reports have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 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: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 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: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 859 and 860 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.