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Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Departmental Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I will answer the last question first. If I was in the Deputy's position, I would table a Priority Question to the Minister for Finance, who could answer that question. Regarding the board of appeal, the Deputy is correct in saying that it is very difficult to fill the board because GPs have recognised that it is far too restrictive. To be fair to the nine CHOs where the first...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Departmental Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for tabling this question. The disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme is the responsibility of the Minister for Finance and is administered by the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. It provides relief from vehicle registration tax and VAT on the purchase of adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. The scheme...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: This is an issue that Deputy Canney raises continually, as do I. It is why I am chairing the transport committee, which operates right across all of the various Departments, to find those solutions. The Deputy is right that it is unacceptable that the board has not been put in place. It is unacceptable that the legislation takes such a narrow view that it cannot be worked within. We are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 97 together. Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, on 20 March 2018. This marked an important milestone in the process to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland and has gathered momentum since Ireland became a signatory to the convention in 2007. Ireland’s...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Currie for giving me the opportunity to discuss CHO 9. I will just reverse a little, if the Senator does not mind. When we started the assessments of need in October 2020 one of our largest lists in the entire country was in CHO 9. This meant it was one of the last lists to be completed at that point in time. We were completing the assessment of need process, which was the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The other evening I referred in my speech to Fórsa. It is amazing what happens on the floor of the Dáil because since Tuesday evening, the HSE and Fórsa have met twice and I hear that progress is being made. I also spoke to John Kearney of the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, this morning and I will issue communications to all the special schools. I am waiting...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I, too, want to be associated with the condolences expressed. I am taking this matter today on behalf of the Minister for Health. I would like to thank Senator Carrigy for raising this important issue. The Government is strongly committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based palliative care in Ireland. The Department of Health, in line with the national palliative care policy of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: To sum up, the Government is committed to support people in all regions, but particularly the hospice and palliative care community. We need to take an evidence-based approach. Where there is evidence, we must look at it, take it on board and prioritise it. I look forward to setting up the meeting with the Minister, the Senator and his colleagues.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wards of Court (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government is committed to the abolition of wardship and to replacing it with a more person-centred and rights-based functional capacity model. The enactment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 will allow for the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) is a very...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government is committed to the abolition of wardship and to replacing it with a more person-centred and rights-based functional capacity model. The enactment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 will allow for the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) is a very...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Rights (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) on 20 March 2018. This marked an important milestone in a process to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland that has gathered momentum since Ireland became a signatory to the Convention in 2007. I recognise the importance of the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD. As the...

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

Anne Rabbitte: The Disability Stakeholder Group (DSG) is a voluntary group of individuals with expertise and lived experience of disability. It currently comprises 25 members, representing a range of perspectives within the disability community, and includes an independent Chairperson. The current members were appointed for a three year term beginning in January 2022. The DSG has an important role in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: A constitutional challenge has been taken against the State in relation to both the Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811 and the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871, which is the legal underpinning for wardship in the State. The Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides for the repeal of the Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811 and a replacement of the current wards of court system. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 was signed into law on 24th December 2017 and I commenced the Act jointly with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, in December 2020. The Act recognises the right of the Deaf community to use Irish Sign Language (ISL) as their native language. The Act creates obligations for the public sector regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy's question refers to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Oct 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: Departmental Data (13 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461, 462 and 463 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 Health: Special Educational Needs (13 Oct 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: Special Educational Needs (13 Oct 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.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to reassure the Deputy and anyone looking in here that I was very fortunate in the budget to secure €11.5 million with the help of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure that everyone awaiting an assessment of need since last March will be seen. We will clear the entire backlog of assessments of need. We have provision for all.