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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 486 and 487 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 May 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: Hospital Appointments Status (4 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that it would be inappropriate for me to intervene in an individual case. However, as his question relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 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 (4 May 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 556 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising the question today and for giving me the opportunity to bring the House up to speed on it. I met earlier this week with the Minister of State, Deputy English, on the matter and I will be meeting with the school principal, Maria, before the end of May to discuss the issue and to have a positive outcome with her.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: There is no doubt there was a vacuum in disability services. We are reinstating respite services for adults and children. The question is really about respite for older people. I do not have an answer for the Deputy. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to provide an answer later. I spoke to her last night about home care support in Galway and how many were on a waiting list...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I saw the correspondence again this week and I am assured a meeting will be set up with Deputies Carroll MacNeill, Devlin, the family and the HSE to resolve this. We need consistency and a standard operating procedure for all, regardless of where in the country they live. We need access to universal care, which is the same in Galway as it would be in the Deputy's area. That will be addressed.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am aware it is taking a long time to recruit to those posts. I have been in contact with the HSE. It is re-advertising some of those positions. It is a failure within the HSE that it takes so long, approximately 40 weeks, to fill a post. We are all addressing it across Government.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equal Opportunities Employment (28 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Currently, public bodies must ensure that at least 3% of their workforce are people with disabilities. Recognising the important role of the Public Service in creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities and of leading by example in this regard, the Disability Act 2005 placed an obligation on all public bodies to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the question relates to an operational matter, I am forwarding the PQ to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins. These speaking notes are his. However, I will, as a former banker, answer some of the Senator's questions at the end. I thank Senator Hoey for raising this important issue, which has recently been brought to the Minister of State's attention. The loans available to GEM students are private arrangements...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government is looking into the matter. The loan's withdrawal was not of the Government's doing; it was sprung upon the Government, and now the Government is dealing with the matter as quickly as it can. The Minister of State has made it clear that he is in talks with the bank. The Senator is right, in that the risk attached to this loan is minimal. That is why the bank is prepared to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for the opportunity to address the House on this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. I fully understand how important University Hospital of Limerick, UHL, is to the people of the mid-west and, indeed, that it is adequately resourced and staffed. In that regard, this Government, along with the Department of Health, is fully committed to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Senator. I am all for a decisive and independent external review. I am all for leaving the vested interests of the HSE, management, the Department of Health and the hospital group outside the door. That is absolutely my position. However, that does not solve the issue for the 111 people on trolleys today. I believe there must be triaging of the issue. I compliment the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Strategies (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for raising this very important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. The Government has long recognised the particular disadvantages the Traveller community faces, and the importance of implementing specific strategies and policies to address these disadvantages. The Government’s approach to improving the lives of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Strategies (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the Senator. I appreciate that she is not doing this on her own behalf but on behalf of the Traveller community. When I leave here today I will ask Deputy Butler to meet with the Senator to discuss this matter. As she recognised, I am not Deputy Butler so I am not in charge of the entire brief but I will facilitate a meeting between her and the Senator to address the actions...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy. The matter he submitted in writing related to the lack of short-term and long-term respite services in east Cork but, regrettably, my prepared response focuses entirely on disability services.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy's question related specifically to the Owenacurra centre. It would show my ignorance if I did not understand what the Owenacurra centre is. I do understand what it is; it provides respite in respect of mental health supports. My prepared contribution relates to a totally different matter, so it would be disrespectful of me not to acknowledge the Deputy's questions about the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I certainly will. As Minister of State with responsibility for mental health respite, this is one of Deputy Butler's priorities, so I will certainly convey the Deputy's points to her. Respite is also a priority for me within disability services. For me to stand here and tell the Deputy I know of a house that is closed because we cannot staff it is extraordinary. We have to question why we...