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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: That was always part of it.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I do not think it was offered in the Deputy's area, to be quite honest. On the point raised, and this is where I need assistance - Ministers sometimes need assistance and I have no problem in asking for that - it is correct to say there is capacity. If I am able to procure 1,800 therapists or interventions and 2,500 interventions in the private market, it tells me we have therapists...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: This gives me the leverage to acknowledge the new apprenticeship model that was launched in Cork in recent weeks with the Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, where there were 35 spaces, of which 24 were taken up by Tusla and 12 or 13 were taken up by the HSE. It is the apprenticeship model in social work. First and foremost, it is an opportunity to attract people who might not have been able to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: It is great to raise it with the HSE and with the Department, but approval for that will have to come from the Department of public expenditure. That is the place where that decision could be made. We see the difference it makes to nursing and to the skill sets. To be honest, my daughter is a trainee occupational therapist and last year she was placed in Dublin. She had been training in...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: There is a lot in that. At all times, my focus and that of the Department is to ensure that the child at the centre gets the intervention he or she needs in a timely fashion. I will be honest. We talk about the special schools. I was in Wexford over a year ago with Deputies James Browne and Kehoe and I visited a special school. I met with the principal, the board and some parents who...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I do not think a family forum meeting at 10.30 a.m. on a Tuesday, Wednesday or any other weekday morning is conducive to working parents. They only meet once every second month and I do think there has to be flexibility shown on the side of the CDNTs. They should understand the pressure families are under.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: It is a very valuable question. We talk about reasonable accommodations. I know Niamh and she highlighted something to me that occurred during her French junior certificate exam. In the French exam, there were pictures but Niamh is visually impaired. It was down how somebody described the pictures and Niamh could have lost or gained marks because of what was on the paper. The Sate...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for that contribution. He is right that while some things might work in one area, they might not work in another area. The most important thing any parent or teacher would want is that there is proper clinical governance. That is the most important piece. I totally understand why no principal, board or organisation would take on that risk as it is not their field. The...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I am very happy to be here to address some of the issues raised in the Private Members' motion on carers. Support for carers is a topic that is always on the agenda and it is, of course, an enormously important one that comprises so many different cross-departmental issues. It covers not just health and social care supports but also income supports and housing, as the Deputies clearly...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Can I correct something there, if the Ceann Comhairle does not mind?

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: That is not correct. If your clinician deems that you are medically in need, there is a one-page medical application form that is sent from the consultant directly to the HSE where it is approved within 24 hours.

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: No.

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: No.

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Sound bite. Well done.

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Is the Deputy referring to respite beds for older persons?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Tully for raising this question. It will be the second time today I address her, after being in committee earlier. The CDNT recruitment campaign, Be part of our team, Be part of their lives, has closed across CHOs. To date, 190 job offers have been made and 55 individuals are currently in the final stages of recruitment. Funding has been provided in recent years for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The date for the publication of the 2023 staff census will be in the next two weeks. While I do not have a specific figure for Cavan and Monaghan, I know that for CHO 1, which covers the Cavan and Monaghan areas, there were 88 people who expressed interest. As to what measures are being taken, the national team development of the programme is holding lunchtime webinars. There are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Regarding the right front door, it is called the national access policy, NAP. This is a HSE policy document. Under the leadership of Bernard Gloster I have seen huge improvements in communication between primary healthcare, CAMHS, acute services and disability services. They are talking to one other and not working in silos. Granted, there are variances across the country. Some are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: It is not.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Care Services (18 Jun 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Government and the HSE are very much aware of the importance of respite service provision for the families of both children and adults with disabilities and the positive impact it can have on people’s lives. Respite is a key priority area for the HSE for people with disabilities and their families, and there has been significant...