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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Jun 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 (2 Jun 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 (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The quantum of services to be provided by the HSE is considered as part of the Budgetary and National Service Planning process. The HSE National Service Plan (NSP) for 2022,  sets out, at a high level, the health and social care services to be provided within the HSE's allocated budget of €20.7bn. The HSE manages its expenditure in line with its annual funding determination. As...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The HSE has no statutory responsibility for providing transport to Day Services, and transport to day services is not usually provided for service users. A variety of transport solutions are pursued nationally, including service provider transport, and I do acknowledge that transport to day services can be a significant issue for some service users. In CHO1 however, as this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The quantum of services to be provided by the HSE is considered as part of the Budgetary and National Service Planning process. The HSE National Service Plan (NSP) for 2022,  sets out, at a high level, the health and social care services to be provided within the HSE's allocated budget of €20.7bn. The HSE manages its expenditure in line with its annual funding determination. As...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (15 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter and for giving me the opportunity to speak on it. She is right that I take this issue very seriously. A script has been circulated but I am not going to stick to it. I would like to tell the Deputy the case she has raised is unique. I would like to say that parent is the only parent in the country who is experiencing this. I would hate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (15 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As I have repeatedly stated, it is my job to seek funding for the HSE through the good offices of the Ministers, Deputies Donohoe and Michael McGrath, and then to operationalise that funding. For the past two years, I have been successful in the funding I have acquired. While I am grateful for that, it is disheartening to secure enough funding for 475 posts but for it not to be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (15 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this question and it is not the first time she has raised it here. I have also heard the Deputy talk about it locally. As the Deputy has said, St. Monica's ward in University Hospital Galway was temporarily closed on 23 March this year, but I am pleased to report the ward reopened on 13 June. I reassure the Deputy that during this time all gynaecology...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (15 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: No, they have not.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (15 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy. She is right that it is unacceptable that a ward would be closed and that we would not be communicated with on it so that we would know how many beds were closed. I do not know today how many beds have reopened other than I have been told the ward is open. I will find out for the Deputy. When we talk about spin and everything else, I know the Minister, Deputy Donnelly,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Pringle for raising this issue. Earlier today I had a meeting with the HSE to get an update on that validation report. I have sought further information which the HSE will revert with in the next ten days and I will keep the House updated.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Transport Working Group of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) commits that a review will be conducted of existing transport schemes, and a coordinated plan will be developed to enhance the options for transport to work or employment for people with disabilities. Following engagement from my colleague the Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe T.D. last year, it was decided...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1196 and 1197 together. The National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) is one of two national policy frameworks through which the rights of people with disabilities are advanced in Ireland. Implementation of the NDIS is monitored by the NDIS Steering Group, which I chair. A Transport Working Group was established in 2020 to drive Action 104 of the NDIS but...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) on 20 March 2018. This marked an important milestone in a process to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland that has gathered momentum since Ireland became a signatory to the Convention in 2007. Ireland's approach to meeting the obligations of the UNCRPD is one of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (14 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: A Transport Working Group was established in 2020 to drive Action 104 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS). It is not however an Oireachtas Working Group. Action 104 of the NDIS commits that a review will be conducted of existing transport schemes, and a coordinated plan will be developed to enhance the options for transport to work or employment for people with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 1327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application (details supplied); the status of the exemption sought regarding the GNIB Stamp 4 renewal; if a letter has been issued as requested by the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Jun 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: Disabilities Assessments (14 Jun 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: Disabilities Assessments (14 Jun 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 Staff (14 Jun 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.