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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As the query relates to service matters, I am referring it to the HSE for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government – 'Our Shared Future’ - includes a commitment to advancing neuro-rehabilitation services in the community. The Health Service Executive is leading on the implementation framework in respect of the recommendations of the National Policy and Strategy for the provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015. The Neuro-Rehabilitation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 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: Departmental Legal Cases (6 Jul 2023)

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

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (5 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Lombard for raising this important matter today. The HSE provides specialist disability services, including day services and rehabilitative training, to people with disabilities who require such services. While day service funding does not include transport, some transport supports are provided by the HSE or funded agencies on a discretionary basis, and a variety of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (5 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: When I say it has been extended for three months, that means that all service users will have a service in September. That is the most important thing. In the national context, the HSE has been working with the NTA on the issue of transport to day services through the open routes project. Open routes is based on the idea that transport to HSE services, such as day services, would be best...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Care (5 Jul 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: Departmental Correspondence (5 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I can confirm receipt of the pre-Budget 2024 submission from the Neurological Alliance of Ireland. The delivery of services for people with disabilities is a matter for the HSE, funding is provided by way of the agreed annual National Service plan. At this time, engagement continues between The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Health (DCEIDY) and key...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Care (5 Jul 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 (5 Jul 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: Community Care (5 Jul 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: Community Care (5 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: This is a matter for my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Health.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this particular question. The programme for Government, Our Shared Future, includes a commitment to advancing neurorehabilitation services in the community. In budget 2023, the Minister and I secured enough funding to put in place two community neurorehabilitation teams. Those two teams were in CHO 2 and CHO 4. The funding that was secured was in excess of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: Deputy Moynihan has clearly identified that 12.7% of public bodies did not reach the minimum target. When the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and I met recently with the board of the HSE, this was one particular issue we raised with them and drew to their attention. The HSE has also indicated improvements on previous performance. That is significant given the scale of the HSE as a public sector...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I do have a view on it. My view is that we do not have a clear understanding of disabilities. All of us talk about awareness, but where is the understanding? The understanding of disabilities is that every one of us who reaches 50 years of age will be dependent on a piece of assistive technology to get us through our day. That is an acknowledgement and an understanding, but for people who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I am fully committed to ensuring that more people with disabilities are employed in the public service. The public service must show leadership in this area. Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 sets out obligations on public bodies to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities. The obligation previously set a minimum target such that 3% of public sector workers should...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department is engaging with the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding the provision of additional college places to address the enormous challenges in recruiting health and social care professionals in disability services. To expand the pipeline of health and social care personnel, a cross-departmental group headed up by my Department has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: We will receive approximately 189 posts. Working with the Minister, Deputy Harris, we are looking at our education and training boards, ETBs, in the context of the assistant grades, and some ETBs are incredibly proactive in that regard. In respect of physiotherapists, 73 assistant grade therapists qualified at levels 5 and 6 at the ETBs in Cavan-Monaghan, Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire,...