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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Jul 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 (7 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department of Health published the Disability Capacity Review in July 2021. This report set out the capacity requirements for health-funded disability services for the period up to 2032. In order to drive the process of implementing the recommendations of the Capacity Review, a Working Group was set up to develop an Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025. This Group,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (7 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the matter raised by the Deputy relates to a service matter, I have referred the matter to the Health Service Executive, for a direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department of Health published the Disability Capacity Review in July 2021. This report set out the capacity requirements for health-funded disability services for the period up to 2032. In order to drive the process of implementing the recommendations of the Capacity Review, a Working Group was set up to develop an Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025. This Group,...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Pot and kettle.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: It gets better.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank Senator O'Loughlin for the opportunity to address the issue of dental services for medical card holders in south Kildare. I am taking this debate on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. Dental treatment for medical card holders aged 16 and over is provided under the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS. Services available...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I will continue here with the script on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Minister has listened to colleagues across the Chamber and I can assure them that the Minister appreciates the difficulties experienced by people accessing healthcare and is providing solutions. As I have mentioned, additional funding has been provided to resolve the current problems of access to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: It is important to clarify the position on the reply to a parliamentary question that Deputy Ó Laoghaire received a number of weeks ago, which attracted many headlines. At the time, the Deputy referred to 714 vacant posts. Let us be clear that 555 of the posts in question are vacant. Some of that figure relates to people who are on maternity leave, a total of 120. The Deputy would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: If I was to talk specifically about what is happening around the CDNTs in the various CHOs, I would say that CHO 4 - if Deputy Ó Laoghaire was here I would have explained - is piloting recruitment within Ireland to the colleges. As they are exiting, they give them the opportunity and show them the attraction of work. One of our biggest challenges is the fact that in our CDNTs the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for giving me the chance to answer this question. He is right. Therapy assistants work with, and report to, therapy managers and children’s disability network managers, and work under the supervision and direction of nominated supervisors, as appropriate to the healthcare area and role. While a FETAC level 5 qualification or an equivalent qualification from...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As I said, it is a whole-of-Department of Health response and I am ably supported by the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, in trying to find those solutions and putting proposals to the Department of Health and the HSE to take this on board. That is why we met Paul Reid a number of weeks ago in terms of trying to redesign the progressing disability...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: There is a clear desire within the Government to ensure that all of our teams are filled. There is a clear desire among the Deputy’s colleagues in government to attract as many staff into the service as possible. It should not be just in urban areas and we need to ensure we can get staff out to rural areas. Creating a career pathway and ensuring people have the ability to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The number of persons currently waiting for an Occupational Therapy Assessment within the CHO South-East Community Healthcare Region, is as follows; Carlow / Kilkenny - 1,960 of which 1,035 have been waiting over a year South Tipperary- 688 of which 215 have been waiting over a year Waterford - 1,029 of which 213 have been waiting over a year Wexford- 1,392 of which 674 have been waiting over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 115 together. As the issues raised are 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 (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Work on the Disability Services Action Plan has examined the need for additional residential places over the next three years in the light of the findings of the Disability Capacity Review to 2032. There is a considerable backlog of unmet needs, alongside the growth in numbers requiring residential care due to demographic changes where more older people with disabilities are living with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Court Judgments (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy's question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.