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

Anne Rabbitte: I was. That was the most important point. There is much to be learned from a smooth transfer and having a good working relationship with Ministers in both Departments. There is much to be learned about how both Departments had to work in a collaborative way and a relationship developed. Perhaps in the past we would have always worked in silos but at all my meetings Department of Health...

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

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

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

Anne Rabbitte: It should be the principle for everything. It should not be just for one. That rule and good governance should apply to everything from the parents' association in a national school right up to the highest office.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, there are a lot of questions. I will read the blacks later on in order that I can obtain answers to them all. The questions that the Deputy has asked are no different from those asked by parents in Tipperary, Clonmel, Galway, Dublin, Limerick or wherever. These are the questions that every parent wants to get answers for. I thank the Deputy for raising these important issues for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: First and foremost, I acknowledge that the 91 disability teams do not have all of the staff that they require to do the job. Second, I acknowledge that there are children who have been waiting far too long on waiting lists and not getting intervention. Third, in the context of the €350 million that was allocated, and in the context of access to care waiting lists, I am ensuring that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: In the context of existing work addressing the needs of people with disabilities in a coordinated and comprehensive fashion, there are no plans to establish a specific working group related to Huntington’s disease. Ireland currently has two whole-of-government strategies in place, the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS), now extended until the end of 2022, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: There are no immediate plans to establish an Ombudsman on the lines suggested by the Deputy, in view of the existing powers and functions of the Ombudsman and the Children's Ombudsman, both of whom have conducted very important, effective and valuable examinations and reviews of disability issues to date. In addition to the existing powers of the Ombudsman and Ombudsman for Children,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As the issues raised in this question are service matters, I have referred this question to the HSE for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question 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: Departmental Bodies (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question 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 (23 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 (23 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 (23 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: Patient Forums (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Officials in my Department are currently reviewing the correspondence received from MS Ireland and a response will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question regards operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. In respect of the Deputy’s query regarding funding, the Department of Health has supported the disability sector throughout the pandemic with additional funding to help support service delivery , including an additional €10m in once-off...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 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 (23 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I acknowledge the publication of the recent report by Inclusion Ireland (PDS Services Report 2022), the issues highlighted and the recommendations contained within same. I am acutely aware of the issues that concern families with regard to children’s disability services and have engaged extensively with advocate groups and individual parents. The issues highlighted by Inclusion...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I engage on an ongoing basis with a range of stakeholders, including disability service providers and Disabled Persons Organisations to make progress on the issues and challenges facing people with disabilities and to further realise the UNCRPD in Ireland. My Department coordinates a dedicated national strategy to address employment barriers for people with disabilities - the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 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 (22 Mar 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 802 and 803 together. As these service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.