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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for his contributions. He referred to the census. I must acknowledge the work done by Ms Angela O'Neill and her team did in compiling that. It is an excellent document and has been a phenomenal tool. The validation that took place on that is a fantastic cornerstone of the conversations we will have. I used the word "additional", but that is only in the context of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the committee for the invitation to discuss matters relating to the progressing disability services for children and young people, PDS, programme. As one of the Co-Chairmen outlined, I am joined from the Department of Health by Ms Siobhán McArdle, Ms Deirdre Comiskey and Ms Audrey Hagerty, principal officer. The PDS programme is one of significant reform. Its aim is to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I want to comment on what Mr. O'Regan spoke about with regard to the metrics. In my meetings with the various CHOs I now get metrics on a monthly basis. I did not get them previously because it is something new that has come on board. They have been very helpful. The meetings I have with the CHOs are very focused. We can see how things are improving. The collection of data is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Tully for her comments. The census was conducted last October and some recruitment has taken place since, but I also secured last October an additional 180 posts which are added on to that, so the actual figure is 714 unfilled posts, to put that in context. The Deputy is right in regard to the CORU piece and this is something I and my team have taken up directly with CORU....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for his question. What have I done? In the last month I met FEDVOL and the team, including Alison Harnett, about pay. It was solely about pay around the section 39s. The figure for pay restoration is €20 million. That is required. Now I will hand it over to the relevant. I know where I am in the asking process but I will hand it over to the relevant. Pay is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for his contribution this morning. For the Department of Health, I apologise to the Senator, his son and to other families for the lived experience that the Senator articulated. It was a very powerful contribution for the simple reason that it is the lived experience in the room. I cannot bring that type of conversation to the table. I tried to address that in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I was indicating to come in at the end of Senator Clonan's contribution. Deputy Ward stated that the buck stops with me, and I apologise to Senator Clonan and to all the parents for whom the system has not worked this year, last year or for a long number of years. I am trying to remedy that by moving from the Department of Health to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Not at all, but from a departmental point of view as the person with whom the buck stops, I do not shy away from my responsibilities. Deputy Ward asked one or two important questions. He asked if I am able to do my job. The answer is "Yes". Am I meeting with all my CHOs? Yes, I am. Was I supported at my last ministerial forum? Yes, I was. Anne Burke and Michael Byrne from national...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: When I say 11 May, it was the roadmap. Everybody knows me. I say it as it is and cannot fluff it. Perhaps one day in the height of frustration, from the Cork side of things when Deputy O'Sullivan, who is not here, highlighted issues to me, I said we would just go to Cork. I talked to my adviser and it was to have a Ministers' forum, not to undermine the parents' forum that is part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am not one of those people who always looks back; I like to look forward. We will look forward now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: That has all been addressed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: In my statement I clearly outlined proposals I had put to the HSE because it will also have its proposals as to what the roadmap is. I have made suggestions because I see shortcomings with the way it is at the moment. The reason I highlight the way we can work with those with Down's syndrome is that they already have therapists. If we could work with them to ensure that that cohort of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for his contributions. He referred to the census. I must acknowledge the work done by Ms Angela O'Neill and her team did in compiling that. It is an excellent document and has been a phenomenal tool. The validation that took place on that is a fantastic cornerstone of the conversations we will have. I used the word "additional", but that is only in the context of the...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am open to that and I will do it.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be now read a second time." I think my speech is coming. I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 to the House. I look forward to this afternoon's debate and hearing the contributions of Deputies on this important legislation. I thank all those who have engaged with the preparation of the Bill,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (1 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government commits to commencing the 2015 Act in full by June 2022, recognising the importance of the much needed reform that it represents. This will allow the Decision Support Service to become fully operational and provide the progressive services and supports of the 2015 Act. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) is an important piece of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (1 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (1 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Jun 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 (1 Jun 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 to 219, inclusive, together. 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...