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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the whole idea is to set ourselves targets that we know are achievable and measurable in areas that have been frustrating service users and organisations for the last number of months or however long it has been. I call them low-hanging fruit that need to be tackled. Perhaps the fact is that we do not get the buy-in from another Department. That is the reason I am going to chair the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: There are many concerns because families are waiting far too long for an intervention. Nobody will deny that. While children were waiting for an intervention, assessments were being cleared. I made that a priority in that if I cleared the backlog of assessment of needs I could then focus on the intervention. That is what it is about. That is the nut I want to crack. I want to get...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to young people's lives. How will we prioritise? How will we clear our waiting lists? How can we ensure the parents, many of whom come to our constituency clinics and who are waiting for far too long, can access it? I would like to see Cappagh, as Deputy Cahill has done this week. Everybody speaks very highly of the services it delivers. It would be wonderful to see how it can put...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...is expanding its activity in Cappagh hospital and is also running additional orthopaedic clinics in Citywest using a new active clinical triage model that is reducing the number of children waiting the longest for appointments. Children's Health Ireland proactively continues to work with the HSE and my Department to reduce waiting times for patients attending the scoliosis service. I...

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to trust that this was the right thing to do. On Thursday night last, Senator Ruane, her daughter, Senator Carrigy and all Senators watched what transpired to be a betrayal of trust. This is no longer a conversation about what is lawful and unlawful, it is about trust. It is time the State listened to the rights of persons with disabilities and, as Senator Craughwell said, put the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ..., those most likely to have a poor outcome if they contract the virus. The priority is to directly use vaccines to save lives and reduce serious illness, hence the focus on the over 65 year old cohort in long term residential care facilities, and healthcare workers in frontline services often caring for the most vulnerable. The next group to be vaccinated are those aged 70 and older in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disease Management (8 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...issue to the floor of the Seanad and giving me an opportunity to address it. My speech is on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, but both he and I are acutely aware that the Senators have long been advocates on this issue. I wish to begin by emphasising that the Government is committed to promoting and improving women's health outcomes. That commitment is spelled out very clearly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disease Management (8 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I will bring everything the Senators have said back to the Minister. The women's task force is meeting later on this week and I will be 100% supportive of it. For far too long, young ladies did not really know what they were presenting with. They all thought this was normal but it is far from normal. No man in the country would accept this. It is mainly ladies who are present in the...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: .... I said that she was with the other side but she said that strong women should support strong women. That tells us a little bit about us. We need to be able to support each other. For far too long, we did not. One of the wonderful things that happened in the Thirty-second Dáil was the founding of the women's caucus. I extend my reverence to the chair of the current women's...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: .... The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and I are passionate about our roles and doing what we can from within the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. For example, as long as I am also in the Department of Health, I will raise the issue of contraception. Two Senators mentioned endometriosis. We will do our work and I look forward to working with everyone.

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (25 Feb 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: .... There will, therefore, be a real bolstering of supports. All the positions to which I refer are full-time, permanent positions. As the Deputy is aware, when the HSE is involved it is a long and drawn-out process but I hope matters can be expedited. Many people have returned home and have expressed an interest to CORU. I would like CORU to turn around their applications swiftly...

Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Tests (25 Feb 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...is interesting that we are having this conversation today, because only last week I met Paul Reid and Dr. Colm Henry regarding this matter. The week before, the Minister of Health and I also had a long conversation on this issue. Rapid antigen testing is a complementary tool, and as the vaccination programme is being rolled out it is imperative that we have backup alternatives available...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...would like to be associated with the Minister's remarks in paying tribute to childcare providers and their staff. While rapid Government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be required, long-term and long-lasting development and reform are ever more important. A development and reform agenda has been under way in the Department for some time and Deputies will be aware of the...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (26 Jan 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...and will ensure that everyone knows in advance when, where and how to access their vaccine. As of 24 January, 143,000 doses of vaccine have been administered to healthcare workers and residents in long-term care facilities. Importantly, the HSE began administration of the second dose of the vaccine last week. These will be the first cohort of persons to be fully vaccinated under the...

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...and continuing with service delivery. Vaccines will be administered in a range of settings that are best suited to the needs of the patient and the practical requirements of individual vaccines. Long-term care facilities, large-scale healthcare sites, mass vaccination centres, GP clinics and community pharmacy settings will all be utilised. There will be no charge for the vaccine. Each...

Seanad: Commencement of Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Statements (15 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...acknowledge all those who worked and called for the realisation of this Act. This has been so important in the journey to its commencement. Unfortunately, time does not allow me to go through the long list. As the House will be aware, the Act places an obligation on public bodies to do all that is reasonable to ensure that they provide ISL users with free interpretation when availing of...

Seanad: Commencement of Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Statements (15 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...week I have enjoyed immensely taking ISL lessons and it brought me to a new level of ability. I was very nervous coming to the House today, and I felt the pressure of delivery for the first time in a long time, in ensuring that I did not let the sign language community down. There is a confidence that we all need to build among ourselves. If we are to expect the Civil Service to embrace...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: .... I totally understand parents' frustration, and there is no doubt of that, that a therapist could be out contact tracing or swabbing. It is unacceptable that it would have continued for so long. There are still people on it, but between the disability teams and the primary care team, 189 therapists are still part of it. They are not on contact tracing now, but they are on swabbing....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disabilities Assessments (10 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...for them. We need a clear pathway. I see the value in the school inclusion model because we have the therapists who are dedicated to supporting the children all the way through their education as long as they need that support. Nobody should need to time out after six weeks of speech and language therapy while waiting again and wondering whether he or she needs another assessment to...

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...were of concern to our front-line health workers, including PPE, redeployment and occupational health and wellbeing. I want to pay tribute to health sector trade unions and management for this engagement to date and thank them for this important work. Covid-19 is still with us and the Department and I are supportive of management and unions continuing with this forum for as long as...