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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: There is no doubt there was a vacuum in disability services. We are reinstating respite services for adults and children. The question is really about respite for older people. I do not have an answer for the Deputy. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to provide an answer later. I spoke to her last night about home care support in Galway and how many were on a waiting list...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: I saw the correspondence again this week and I am assured a meeting will be set up with Deputies Carroll MacNeill, Devlin, the family and the HSE to resolve this. We need consistency and a standard operating procedure for all, regardless of where in the country they live. We need access to universal care, which is the same in Galway as it would be in the Deputy's area. That will be addressed.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am aware it is taking a long time to recruit to those posts. I have been in contact with the HSE. It is re-advertising some of those positions. It is a failure within the HSE that it takes so long, approximately 40 weeks, to fill a post. We are all addressing it across Government.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising the question today and for giving me the opportunity to bring the House up to speed on it. I met earlier this week with the Minister of State, Deputy English, on the matter and I will be meeting with the school principal, Maria, before the end of May to discuss the issue and to have a positive outcome with her.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1527 and 1528 together. The Personalised Budget Pilot is ongoing. There are currently 132 participants at various stages of onboarding, including 24 who have completed each of the stages and are in receipt of a Personalised Budget. The pilot is running behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the closure of services and has made...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Apr 2022)
Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.