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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator. In her opening remarks, I think she said there was a live application and that this has gone in. In the remarks I delivered on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, he has been clear about what he has done. He has engaged with all the local authorities and made it clear to them what he has set out. Without complete and utter interference, he has been clear about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for giving me, on behalf of the Minister for Health, the opportunity to inform the House on the progress made to date in assisting doctors arriving from Ukraine to gain registration and employment in Ireland. She has raised a valuable issue. The Department of Health has been working closely with colleagues in the six health profession regulators to examine ways to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I absolutely agree with the Senator. There are practical issues involved. Not having a PLAB examination until November 2023 is not acceptable, to be quite honest. I will take that point with me when I leave the Chamber. I acknowledge and commend the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, for ensuring that where English has been a barrier for some of the UK citizens who have arrived...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: There is nothing like a transport issue affecting healthcare and disability matters as we head into Christmas. I thank the Senator for raising this matter, which he has raised and advocated for on numerous occasions. I have been provided with a script but I am better without one for this matter. It is the case that CHO 1 charges. That charging mechanism was introduced to ensure all people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I acknowledge the work CHO 1 has done. It ensured nobody got left behind when people were trying to stretch their money. That is why it has put in place a closed-route door-to-door service. Perhaps other CHOs might have taken the hard view that they do not provide that sort of service and left families with the burden of bringing loved ones to day services. CHO 1 has been fantastic in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The issue of mobility supports for people with disabilities is a key priority for me as Minister of State with responsibility for disability. Important cross-Government action to review and consider proposals for the enhancement of transport and mobility supports has been advanced through the framework of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS), and in particular in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Bodies (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As part of Autism Awareness Month, in April 2021, I announced the Government’s intention to develop an Autism Innovation Strategy. The aim of the Autism Innovation Strategy is to identify bespoke challenges and barriers faced by Autistic and Neurodivergent people across Ireland and to deliver tangible solutions to address those challenges. The strategy will focus on specific areas...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The issue of mobility supports for people with disabilities is a key priority for me as Minister of State with responsibility for disability. Important cross-Government action to review and consider proposals for the enhancement of transport and mobility supports has been advanced through the framework of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS), and in particular in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, I have been committed to advancing measures and initiatives to support disability rights and inclusion. Advancing disability rights, addressing the challenges and barriers faced by people with disabilities, and fostering inclusion and equality, is very important to me, as I know it is to my colleagues across Government. Much of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 29 November 2022, the current waiting times for driving tests in Loughrea, Tuam, Clifden, Carnmore and Galway city; the time of the first and last tests in Loughrea, Tuam, Clifden, Carnmore and Galway city; the number of driving tests being carried out in Loughrea, Tuam, Clifden, Carnmore...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grants or supports are available for research projects (details supplied); the way that funding can be availed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The issue of mobility supports for people with disabilities is a key priority for me as Minister of State with responsibility for disability. While a significant number of mobility and transport supports and services are provided by the State, it is clear that further progress is needed in this regard. Important cross-Government action to review and consider proposals for the enhancement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) is an important piece of legislation that represents significant legal reform. It changes the existing law on capacity from the status approach of the wardship system to a flexible functional approach, whereby capacity is assessed on an issue and time-specific basis. The Act will abolish the wards of court system for adults...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this relates to a service matter, I am referring it to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.