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Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (6 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senators for their contributions and working with me since February to ensure this Bill would come to fruition. I really appreciate the opportunity in that regard, not only because I believe the best fit for disability is in the Department responsible for equality. I thank everybody in the Department of Health, particularly Mr. Barry McGreal, who ensured this legislation would...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (6 Apr 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 Act will abolish the wards of court system for adults...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 235 together. As this question relates to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (6 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question relates to a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (6 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to 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 (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question concerns service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (5 Apr 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 Service Executive (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The HSE has responsibility for ensuring that Section 13 reports are collated, completed and submitted to the Department of Health. The HSE will provide information on the details of their office responsible for same directly to the Deputy. Within my Department, Disabilities Services Unit has oversight of the HSE for the provision of health and personal social services for people with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: The information as requested by the Deputy is not collated by the Department and, in that context, it is not possible to provide same.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 665 and 666 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: Disabilities Assessments (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 667 to 670, inclusive, 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 (5 Apr 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 (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: 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: Health Services (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I can confirm that correspondence was received from MS Ireland to the Minister for Health regarding proposals related to physiotherapy services. This correspondence is currently under consideration by officials in my Department and a response will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: On November 3rd 2021, I met with the Kildare Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland to discuss a number of their programmes for adults with disabilities, including a programme called Latch On, and a horticultural training programme, and the funding of these programmes. My colleague the Minister of State with responsibility for Skills and Further Education also attended this meeting. Day services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that as an operational matter, the Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need was developed by the HSE as service providers and the agency with clinical expertise on the issue, and was subject to a consultation process, an independent clinical review, a legal review by way of Senior Counsel opinion as well as an IR process. The purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: Following publication of the Disability Capacity Review, a Working Group was set up to develop an Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025. This Group, whose membership consisted of senior officials from the Departments of DCEDIY, Social Protection, Housing, Further and Higher Education, Health, and the Health Service Executive, has now completed its work and the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question relates to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Apr 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question relates to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.