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Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staff Recruitment (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important matter. The Minister, Deputy Harris, sends his apologies. I have a particular interest in the area of psychology and I keep a close eye on it in my role as Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities. I thank the Acting Chairman for allowing me the opportunity to set out the current criteria and practices for recruiting HSE...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staff Recruitment (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: I again thank the Deputy for raising this very important matter. I will bring his comments and views back to the Minister, Deputy Harris. As of October 2017, there are 954 psychologists employed in the HSE, of whom 925 are clinical psychologists. That is the up-to-date situation. We must not create unnecessary delays in attracting the right health-care professionals to the right positions....

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputies Declan Breathnach and Fergus O'Dowd for repeatedly raising this issue. I am very much aware of the importance of access to planned respite which ensures that people with disabilities receive opportunities to socialise separately. It facilitates families having a break from caring because it is very difficult. Respite services may vary according to the excess needs of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputies Breathnach and O'Dowd for lobbying me for many months on this important issue. I also thank the Deputies for giving me the opportunity to outline the position regarding the provision of respite services in County Louth. Let me make it clear at the outset that the Government's ongoing priority is the safeguarding of vulnerable people in the care of the health service. We are...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: This is the build up.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: Stepaside needs a new Garda station.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: Ireland signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 and since then, successive Governments have emphasised Ireland’s strong commitment to proceed to ratification as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. I am pleased that the Government, at a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disabilities Data (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, public bodies are expected to achieve a statutory target of 3% for the number of staff employed with disabilities under Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005. Implementation of Part 5 of the Act is monitored on an ongoing basis by the National Disability Authority. The Authority reports each year on progress made towards the statutory target for employment in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: I understand that the Deputy has clarified that he is referring to persons with a physical disability. The Deputy may be familiar with the background to the closure of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant schemes in February 2013. Since the closure of the Mobility Allowance, the Government has directed that the Health Service Executive should continue to pay an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 321 together. The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...