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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Dolan for raising a number of very important questions. I will address as many as possible and some of the HSE officials, particularly Mr. Pat Healy, might like to expand on particular items. The Senator asked for an update on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I intend to ratify it and we have moved forward in recent weeks. We have had weekly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I cannot give the Senator dates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: We gave a date before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: Yes. We have dates ourselves, but I do not want to announce them. We have lots of dates and deadlines, but I do not think it is appropriate now-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: Absolutely 100%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I would be very confident. Everybody is working very closely together to resolve the issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: There is very positive momentum going on between the Departments of Health, Justice and Equality, and the Taoiseach, and me. That is the current situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I would appreciate if I could finish the points rather than be interrupted. I have been waiting here for a while and I wanted to get back in on a few things. Listening to some people, one would think not much was going on in the disability sector. It is important to remind people of the huge amount of work going on in the disability services and the disability sector. Recently, 9,800...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I hope it is not myself. To return to section 38 and 39, staff migration is an issue. I have raised it with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe. I agree that we must retain people in these services, because otherwise the services are going to be damaged. This is in the interests of people with disabilities. I am working closely with the Department of Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: In the negotiations between the Department of Health and the HSE for 2018, we have made respite one of our priority issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I have three other points for Senator Dolan. I met the national voluntary bodies' network who made that point very strongly to me because it is concerned about staff. We are anticipating this and have to respond to it and I am very conscious of that. In respect of support between different Departments and the choices for people with disabilities, the Senator knows that my political...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: Chairman, may I respond to a question on disability raised by Deputy Durkan? We have prioritised a lot of the issues that he raised, in particular emergency residential respite day services in the next nine to ten months. These service are very important key dimensions to disability services. It is all very well to go along and talk about the rights of people with disabilities but we...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: We are not nasty.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: This man has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 1 March 2017. The first payment will be made by his chosen payment method on 12 July 2017. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding overpayments (if applicable). I trust this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (29 Jun 2017)

Finian McGrath: I can confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance from this lady on 24 April 2017. On 27 June 2017 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on her eligibility. On receipt of this information a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified of the...