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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I was a little struck earlier by Professor Barry's over-and-back with Senator Clonan. The reason I was a little struck is that families play a huge role in this. They are the principal caregivers, and for decisions to be made without their having a role in the decision process is a little disingenuous. It goes back to the rare diseases technical review committee and families, but who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: And does Professor Barry support Pádraig O'Sullivan's Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: So Professor Barry does not agree on having-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: He has said to me he agrees on assessments but he does not agree with me on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Hear, hear.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Child Poverty: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Mr. Egan and his team for being here this morning. He has clearly set out the plan and the Minister's approach. Addressing child poverty over the term of the programme for Government is one of the Minister's number one issues. Mr. Egan has clearly set out what happened in the last budget. I am interested in hearing about the extension of the back to work family dividend to...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Child Poverty: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: That is something I was not aware of. I thank Mr. Hession for that. It is really welcome to see the extension of the back to school footwear allowance to the years covered by the ECCE pre-school programme. How many children is that going to support? When does it commence?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Child Poverty: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: May I query that number? Is Mr. Hession sure about that 35,000? There are about 99,000 children on the ECCE programme but 35,000 children will qualify for this back to school allowance. Is that the correct figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Through the Chair, are we not asking questions about children here? Is that not the focus of today's event?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. It is a pity it is a bit rushed because it would be nice to get into the understanding behind it and so on. To be fair to Ms Ward, she has nearly answered it but I want to go back to it again. We have always provided support for undocumented migrants who have been coming in. Ms Kate Duggan was before the Traveller committee last week and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Has the assessment been completed on age before we have reached the aftercare piece?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is there a capacity issue at the moment? I can talk about the lived experience in Galway where a girl was in the university hospital for a certain number of weeks because a determination could not be made about the child's age.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: How could it take a double digit number of weeks before an age assessment can be done? Why would a child be left in a hospital bed - an acute bed in a level 4 hospital - before a determination could be made? The system must be failing there somewhere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Of the 570 here at the moment, how many are provided with support from Tusla agency staff and how many are put in residential purchased care, as I would call it, that might not have the wraparound services that would be required for an undocumented minor? It is a hugely traumatic experience for somebody to have left their family and arrive here. They might not be getting the wraparound support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is that Tusla's whole residential bed capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Bill is being debated and making its way through the Houses, what is Tusla doing in the interim? Are there learnings the Department of justice can take from that which are not already there and could be implemented?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: What engagement has the Department of justice had with the Department of children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I want to go back to the process that we have at the moment, the engagement we have with the Department and what best practices can be taken from the process, with the recommendations of the witnesses, to ensure we do not have detention. We need to focus on that part. Nobody wants detention. We also need to focus on what we do well and could be incorporated into the scheme of the Bill. I...