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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I will start with the last question. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has led the way in asking for the scoping exercise to be undertaken. He can give some evidence to the Taoiseach that will answer the sorts of questions the Senator asked. Clearly the NDA does phenomenal work and it says there is "foot dragging". What I have found is that when I have chaired certain reports or certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I share Deputy Canney's frustrations but I also have to look at this, as he says, in the round. We are coming from a base where we finally know where the gaps are. We must connect and identify them. When we talk about transport, the NTA and the community and then one talks about the individual, unless there are systems in place and proper frameworks, giving people all the money in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: There would have been a time when I would have thought legislation would sort everything. I look at the assessment of needs, and I see around 18,500 children for year end. That is not solving anything. That is the unfortunate thing, and I have legislation there. That is the problem. Do I think the optional protocol is the right way to go? I do. It raises the bar. It means then that,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for all the points she covered. I could not agree more with her. There have been a few positive changes in the past three years. One positive change has been the formation of this committee. I know Deputy Canney has left. He might say it is frustrating, but I have seen a lot of very good work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: It has enabled the work that I am doing. It is about that added voice. I am not a lone ranger; I have a good strong committee behind me that is very focused on different elements. The committee is not siloed; it works under that very important broad umbrella of the UNCRPD and looks at issues through that lens at all times. That is of assistance not just to me and the Minister, Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I completely concur with the Senator. There are certain partnerships and a synergy that is coming. It is coming in the form of a collective piece, and I do not think anybody is in isolation. It is about cohesion. I am aware of some of the people the committee invites to appear before it. There is nothing to say that I have not met them and now the committee is are meeting them. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator. I concur with her points about the work of the Chair and the secretariat. If we learn anything, it should be about the importance of this committee. In establishing it, the Houses have to be complimented on their vision and willingness to engage at this level. I will invite Mr. O’Shea to respond to the Senator’s comments on consultation. In developing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: In the production of this report while we had many Departments at the table, including the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, also there were the HSE, the NDA, three members from the Disability Stakeholder Group, two individuals with a disability and a representative of a disabled person's organisation, namely, the Irish Wheelchair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: All memos going to the Government from Departments should be disability-proofed. We should start there and lead by example. There is no point in us going out to ask local authorities or transport groups if we do not do it ourselves in the Departments. All memos going to the Government should be disability-proofed. It is a simple step but it would mean there has been a thought process at...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this 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 (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As the query 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 (4 Oct 2023)

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 (4 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this 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 (4 Oct 2023)

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

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the motion from Sinn Féin as an opportunity to debate the important issue of early learning and childcare. I support the amendment put forward by the Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman. 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 community. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance the process to apply for the rent tax credit if you do not have a MyGovID; the process to apply for the rent tax credit if you do not have internet access; if there is a paper application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance the process for setting up a revenue online account when you do not have two of the three IDs, such as a driving license and information about your income tax notice of assessment or acknowledgement of a self-assessment, which some people do/do not have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As the query 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: Health Services (3 Oct 2023)

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 (3 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government decided to close the Motorised Transport Grant and Mobility Allowance administrative schemes in 2013, on foot of the Ombudsman reports in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal status of both schemes in the context of the Equal Status Acts. Both schemes remain closed. Under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2022, the Action 104 Transport Working Group was...