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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (11 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: Care Services (11 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: Disability Services (11 Oct 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (11 Oct 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (11 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 770, 771 and 772 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (11 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773 and 774 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Report of the Joint Committee on Justice on GDPR: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for their contributions to what has been an informative and enlightening debate, at least for me. I have learned an awful lot from listening to it and reading my scripts. As I said at the outset, I am taking this debate on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. I also extend apologies on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne. The Data...

Report of the Joint Committee on Justice on GDPR: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputies for providing me with the opportunity to address the House. I am doing so on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, who sends her apologies that she cannot be here due to her attendance at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. We are here to discuss the Data Protection Commission and the legislation that underpins its work, the Data Protection Act 2018. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I agree there should be common sense shown in the approach to this issue. There is a middle ground that needs to be achieved, which is called neither "maximum" nor "minimum" but is just common sense. I reiterate that the service provided by the HSE operates on a person-centred, person-specific basis to fulfil patients' clinically determined needs. I assure the House there is no rationing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I assume it is a constituent who came to the Deputy so I can only assume he is talking in the context of community healthcare organisation, CHO 4. On behalf of the Minister for Health I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. The Health Service Executive provides a wide range of medical aids under the community funded schemes to eligible persons, as set out in the Health Act...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this Topical Issue matter today, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. As the Deputy is aware, the cross-party Sláintecare report in 2017 articulated a new vision for healthcare in Ireland, including the provision of elective only hospitals and providing protected capacity for elective care. This policy has also been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. As I said in my opening remarks, I am conscious of Deputy O'Donnell's desire for new elective facilities in the mid-west. However, I would stress to him that the new facilities that are planned for the three locations in Cork, Dublin and Galway should be considered as national assets that will introduce a new delivery capability into the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (6 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: Disability Services (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department of Health has engaged intensively with the HSE in relation to enhancing the provision of services for children with disabilities and their families. A key part of that engagement is to ensure appropriate recruitment and retention on CDNTs (Children's Disability Network Teams). In this regard, 185 posts were allocated to Children’s Disability Services for 2021. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Department of Health published the Disability Capacity Review in July 2021. This report set out the capacity requirements for health-funded disability services for the period up to 2032. In order to drive the process of implementing the recommendations of the Capacity Review, a Working Group was set up to develop an Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025. This Group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (6 Oct 2022)

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 Health: Health Services (6 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: Disability Services (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017 - 2021, the Department of Transport has responsibility for the continued development of the availability of accessible public transport and is committed to this in recognition of the importance of such services to the lives of people with disabilities. Under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy, a Transport Working Group has been...

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (5 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, I thank those who contributed to the Second Stage debate today and two weeks ago with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. The fundamental objective of this Bill is to improve patient safety. The overwhelming support of Deputies for the Bill's provisions reflects the importance of patient safety and reflects our shared goal...