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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question relates to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator McGreehan. There is no doubt the dial is moving but the pace of it is another thing. It is wonderful to be getting funding from the taxpayer that ultimately, gives me the money to provide to the HSE which then provides it to the various stakeholders to operationalise it. I am privileged to be able to secure funding but getting it operationalised is a huge challenge, as is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I have not heard anything back but we had a meeting in the past two months with the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, and his housing team to advocate for that piece. When we talk about supporting somebody coming out of a nursing home or stepping somebody out of the NRH, regrettably, €30,000 or €38,000 will not sort out that problem for us. If a person is putting a bedroom...

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome this motion as an opportunity to debate the important issue of early learning and childcare. It is clear from the debate so far that we all recognise the importance of early learning and childcare for children and their families as well as for society and the wider economy. In opposing the Deputies' motion and putting forward a countermotion, the Government’s objective is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue for discussion. As Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities, I remain fully committed to the continued development and enhancement of our children’s disability services. This includes school-based therapy supports for special schools, including St. Killian’s in Cork and across the country. I met with the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I take it the Deputies are all asking the same question, and "Yes" is the answer. I repeat that, in regard to the provision of private therapies for children with disabilities, the Government and I remain supportive of the use of available private capacity, and the funding of same. This is only possible for schools which are part of the pilot. We will name the ten additional schools by the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: It will be announced in October, but I can bring that forward. My understanding from meeting the principal and the delegates who came before me was that they have something ready to roll and are able to access private capacity-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Let us be clear. If they are successful in coming through the pilot at the end of October and I am supportive of funding private therapist capacity, I will request that it is brought forward, as opposed to waiting until October.

Disability and Special Needs Provision: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputies for bringing forward this motion and I welcome the opportunity to speak to the House to reassure Deputies that the Government is fully committed to people with disabilities and their families. I do, of course, acknowledge that there are important challenges that we must address, many of them raised by the Deputies in their contributions, if disability services are to fully...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Sector Pay (19 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government recognises the essential work carried out by staff in community and voluntary health and social care organisations, and the reliance of the State on their employer organisations to deliver essential supports and services to many citizens. The agreement reached last October at the WRC culminated in funding being provided for an 8% increase in pay for workers in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (19 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (19 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (23 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 84.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total funding utilised in County Galway for SEAI grants, by type of grant, in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32019/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (23 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 101.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if and when he has engaged with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media regarding the number of households in rural Ireland effected by lack of access to broadband through the National Broadband Plan, and in turn are unable to access a service (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 216.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding provided to Galway County Council for roads, broken down per municipal area in each year since 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32033/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 249.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public transport services established from 2020 to 2024 to date in County Galway; the funding required to enable delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32784/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 468.To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person who has served in the Defence Forces for less than 21 years and has taken a position within the public service can have their pension contributions transferred to the single pension scheme in their new position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31262/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 594.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 14 May 2024, if the stage 2B report, under review from both a financial and technical perspective, has concluded (details supplied); if so, the outcome of said review; when a decision on the matter will issue; the next steps in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30990/24]