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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disabilities Assessments (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Deputy for his contribution on this issue. If a parent provides reports, whether diagnostic or otherwise, that have been completed by another service, the relevant HSE service will consider those reports. I have used the name Caroline Goldsmith already. It is important to say that if parents have got a diagnosis but have not been able to access services, that is, parents...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. I will keep to the script. I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter and for the opportunity to provide clarity on some issues. As both of them will be aware, management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the Judiciary and Courts Service, which...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Services (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I too acknowledge the wonderful work done by community air ambulance services, of which there is no doubt. I fully understand the challenges they have faced trying to fundraise over recent times. That is why the commission last week approved the establishment of the scheme. In line with a direction of the Department of Health, the NAS will establish and administer the scheme. I hope I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disabilities Assessments (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to respond to it. I am very aware of the case of Caroline Goldsmith, whom he mentioned. On my ministerial visits throughout the country, I was horrified to hear about the experience parents had whereby they had got their diagnoses but were not allowed to use them, given they were not accepted by the HSE and so on. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Services (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, in response to the need for additional funding to sustain the Irish Community Air Ambulance service. I welcome the opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister in this regard. The National Ambulance Service, encompassing the emergency aeromedical service, operates the helicopter emergency...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Prices (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Having read the Topical Issue matter before I came into the Chamber I do not know if it will address all of the questions the Deputy has raised. I will firstly outline recent price developments and the Government's response and then I will discuss drivers of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Prices (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Deputy for raising this issue. For me to actually answer the Deputy's Topical Issue matter here tonight, I do not believe I have the skill set to be able to engage with the Deputy at that level. I know the amount of work and detail that the Deputy has put into this over the past months and years. The answer I have scripted in front of me from the Department to discuss the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for tabling this Commencement matter and keeping it on the agenda. It was fantastic to meet him when I was in counties Cavan and Monaghan. I commend the teams I met with, both the Enable Ireland team and our HSE team on the ground. Both gave their time willingly to discuss the issues the Senator has eloquently raised and both said the same. One of the issues related to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I will of course.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for his contributions and concern. Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People is the policy underpinning children's disability services. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and I met the CEO of the HSE, Mr. Paul Reid, and senior officials on Wednesday to discuss a number of disability issues, including Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (17 May 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (17 May 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: Health Services (17 May 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: Health Services (17 May 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 (17 May 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.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: It is important we are having this debate today. Regardless of one's views, the development of a new national maternity hospital is a major milestone in the delivery of women's healthcare in Ireland. The women of Ireland deserve better, and we are finally getting it. I have not spoken on this topic too much to date. I have previously stated my concerns around how this project was...

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

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for her continuing work on this particular case and for highlighting to me that the respite house in question was not working at full capacity. The respite house has come into full capacity in recent days. I have been reassured by the HSE that Louisa's family will be contacted about the reinstatement of her respite care.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (12 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018. Ireland’s Initial State Report under Article 35 of the Convention was formally submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Ireland’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on the 8th of November 2021. The report gives an article by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: There are no plans to progress a review of the Disability Act, although the Department does keep its legislative programme under ongoing review. In the context of improving services, the Department of Health is currently working with the HSE in order to bolster the capacity of the respective Children's Disability Network Teams throughout the country, in order to provide both Assessments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 May 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.