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

Anne Rabbitte: As part of Autism Awareness Month, in April 2021, I announced the Government’s intention to develop an Autism Innovation Strategy. The aim of the Autism Innovation Strategy is to identify bespoke challenges and barriers faced by Autistic and Neurodivergent people across Ireland and to deliver tangible solutions to address those challenges. The strategy will focus on specific areas...

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

Anne Rabbitte: The issue of mobility supports for people with disabilities is a key priority for me as Minister of State with responsibility for disability. Important cross-Government action to review and consider proposals for the enhancement of transport and mobility supports has been advanced through the framework of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS), and in particular in the context of...

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

Anne Rabbitte: As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I have been committed to advancing measures and initiatives to support disability rights and inclusion. Advancing disability rights, addressing the challenges and barriers faced by people with disabilities, and fostering inclusion and equality, is very important to me, as I know it is to my colleagues across Government. Much of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 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 (14 Dec 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 (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I thank the Deputy for raising it and allowing me the opportunity to outline the position in respect of Irish Water's responsibility on this matter. The Water Services Acts 2007 to 2017 set out the arrangements in place for the delivery of water and wastewater services by Irish Water...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I once again thank Deputy Moynihan for raising the question on wastewater treatment infrastructure in Ballingarry, County Cork. The Deputy will understand that the progression of individual wastewater treatment plants and infrastructure is a matter for Irish Water and I can assure him the Government is committed to ensuring that substantial funding is provided to Irish Water. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising the Whitegate boil water notice issue. I apologise that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is not present, and I am dealing with this matter on his behalf. The issue of safe drinking water has both national and local importance and I appreciate the Deputy's concern for those communities affected. I understand from inquiries made with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy again. I appreciate his interest in this matter and I understand his frustration. I acknowledge the patience and the co-operation of the residents and businesses in the Whitegate area who have been affected. This is 9,500 people over prolonged periods of time. The Government’s priority is to ensure that people’s health is protected and that adequate water...

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

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for quite rightly giving us the opportunity to have this discussion. It is more than six months since I travelled to Carrick-on-Shannon to meet with parents - from what I understand, they represented many more parents - and public representatives. HSE representatives were present at the meeting on the day. When I reflect on it, we had a very good conversation. There was...

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

Anne Rabbitte: It might reflect some of it but not all. We had a very good conversation in that room. I felt there was energy and pace in the room to find a solution. My goal in travelling was to find a solution for the people of County Leitrim, especially the people of south Leitrim, whose options were very limited. In fact, they had none. I acknowledge the role of local authority members who were...

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

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to discuss this matter. It is also very important to recognise, when we talk about the HSE, that two, three or four different rule books are in operation. The operational side of the HSE has a different rule book from the estates side of the HSE. They go at two different paces and have two different ways of delivery. To be very fair...

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

Anne Rabbitte: My office staff have contacted HIQA to see if we can get that derogation. There is a good building there. There is a building that can be used by the families who need access to it. The funding is provided to allow Tullaghan go from five over seven to seven over seven. Funding is there as well to-----

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

Anne Rabbitte: There is also funding. If it is a fact that wheelchairs are an issue, there is choice. We need to ensure that everybody has fair and equitable access to services. The bus system issue has also been addressed. An issue raised at the meeting was that a bus would be provided. We have addressed the bus issue, we have gone to seven over seven, and we are waiting for HIQA to come back with a...

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

Anne Rabbitte: I take that on board.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I take the point.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Buckley for raising the issue. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler. I would also like to take this opportunity to reiterate my sincere sympathies to all those whose loved ones passed away in nursing homes, the one the Deputy raises here but nationwide as well, during the pandemic. I want to emphasise that quality...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I, again, thank the Deputy for raising this matter and being the voice of the families on whose behalf he stands here before us. I understand the significant particular impact that Covid-19 had on families who lost loved ones in nursing homes. My colleagues, the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, have met with some of these families and have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy will appreciate that I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. As part of Housing for All a newly expanded local authority home loan was launched in January 2022. Like previous local authority mortgages, such as its predecessor the Rebuilding Ireland home loan, it is a Government-backed mortgage for first-time buyers and other eligible...