Results 341-360 of 10,824 for speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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 (9 Oct 2024)

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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I acknowledge the advocacy and voice for the most vulnerable the Deputy has continued to provide in Donegal since-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I know. I will give the Deputy the commitment tonight that I will talk to Mr. Lehane to see exactly how close we are to completion of it. I certainly would like to bring it to complete closure before this Dáil finishes up. I see it as one of the pieces in relation to safeguarding. I and the Minister of State beside me, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, talk a lot about safeguarding. There is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy asked a very clear question as to what is the next phase. October is the next phase for the intake of the additional ten schools to be rolled out in 2024-25. I might disagree with the Deputy when he says there are too many Departments and agencies involved. It was the lack of Departments and the lack of engagement between various agencies that siloed us and got us to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I agree with him. For context, we are discussing this since May 2021. I am advised that the then chief officer of HSE community healthcare Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo established an independently chaired strategic working group, SWG, in line with objective 5 of the HSE corporate plan 2021-2024, which is to "work to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I feel that this is a never-ending saga. The Deputy asked me to reference Cork. I think it all focuses on Cork but I will stay on point for a moment on this. The frustrations of families of children with additional needs who attend special schools is acknowledged, as is the urgent need for therapy provision within special schools. The Deputy asked whether the HSE wants this to succeed....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Can we just have clarification on whether this is disability or older people, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Either way, on the section 39 pay that was agreed last year, the HSE is finalising its KOSI applications at the moment, so that funding should be making its way to the staff as we speak. For other details I will talk to the Deputy outside.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: It is important to begin by saying disabilities never had an embargo on recruiting OTs, physios, speech and language or for any form of therapy. Funding going from the Department to the HSE will be centrally allocated to each of the RHOs, which have sole responsibility for apportioning it according to the needs within their structure. If interviews have been done, I have no doubt the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising a similar issue to the previous contributor. It is important to reiterate there was never an embargo on recruitment in disabilities. In CDNT teams, we have 700 vacant posts which are fully funded and there is a continuous recruitment campaign under way. Regarding adult multidisciplinary teams, we have in the budget, for the first time ever, a pathway to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Home Help Service (8 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 419, 420 and 422 together. 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.