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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy is never one to miss an opportunity. Let us be clear. The strategy oversight and advisory group will comprise stakeholders and people with lived experience of autism and neurodiversity. The group will input into the development of the strategy and have an ongoing role in monitoring its implementation. The group will be established following an open expression-of-interest...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to set out a response to the question in the House. The autism innovation strategy is in development, with the current focus on design, consultation and collaborative working structures. National action in respect of autism is a firm commitment in the programme for Government 2021 and I announced an intention to develop an autism innovation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equal Opportunities Employment (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Comprehensive Employment Strategy (CES) is Ireland's key policy platform for addressing the challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing employment. There have been a number of significant achievements under the Strategy to date. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth funds a disability information service for employers -...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: My Department provides services to children with disabilities through the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM). AIM is a programme of supports designed to enable children with a disability to access and meaningfully participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. The goal of AIM is to create a more inclusive environment in pre-schools, so all children, regardless of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024 (CES) is the primary disability employment policy initiative in Ireland. It is a cross-government approach, bringing together actions by Government Departments and Agencies to address the barriers and challenges to employment of all persons with disabilities. The CES’s strategic priorities are to build skills,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (24 Mar 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 Decision Support Service (DSS) will operate the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Ireland currently has two major whole-of-government national disability strategies, which exist to address the challenges and break down the barriers faced by people with disabilities. Both are coordinated by my Department and constitute a strategic policy and action framework for acting on disability issues, in consultation and collaboration with people with disabilities, other disability...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equal Opportunities Employment (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024 (CES) is the primary disability employment policy initiative in Ireland. It is a cross-government approach, bringing together actions by Government Departments and Agencies to address the barriers and challenges to employment of all persons with disabilities. The CES's strategic priorities are to build skills,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Mar 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 (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 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 (24 Mar 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: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Mar 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: Disabilities Assessments (24 Mar 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 (24 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 400 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am standing in for the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, who is unwell and unable to attend in person. He is disappointed not to be present for this critical and historic legislation, which will introduce for the first time a regulatory framework for assisted human reproduction, AHR. AHR is a complex, innovative and fast-moving...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator O’Loughlin for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Minister is fully committed to any and all actions, underpinned by meaningful engagement, that might mitigate any challenges arising in the context of health workforce availability. The Senator has outlined the various challenges affecting...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I completely agree with the Senator that the crisis is now. We must address it now. There is a role for the PSI in stepping forward and we should not let the target of the end of 2022 for that process to be completed be the goal. The goal can be now and the organisation can address the matters identified by the Senator. There is also the opportunity to engage with a workforce coming this...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am pleased to have the opportunity to bring the Bill before the Seanad. The Bill will facilitate the transfer of specialist community-based disability services from the Minister for Health to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Broader disability equality policy is already the responsibility of the Minister following the transfer from the Minister for...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I would love to answer it.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I am going to put all this together. I have a rule that I respond to whomever is sitting in the House.I thank Senator Davitt for his short and swift support for the Bill, which is greatly appreciated. I also thank him for the work done in assisting us to get to this Stage. Senator Conway asked why this has taken so long and there are two answers. I have the official answer from my good...