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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: There is no change whatsoever-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: -----and the Department of Health has set out since 2013 that there is no policy to close Navan hospital's accident and emergency department.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I will make a suggestion. I am only a junior Minister in the Department of Health and I think this is a senior Minister's conversation. With the support of the Ministers of State, Deputies English and Byrne - I know they have a meeting organised with the Minister next week to discuss this again - perhaps the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, could open the matter up to other Oireachtas Members to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: With the height of respect, I would like the Deputies across the House to take me in good faith until the Minister can meet with them.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes. I have a specialty in roads as well as everything else. I do understand the value of a secondary national route. I have loads of them around my area, so I totally understand. Deputy Sherlock has been to all the Ministers in respect of this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Transport. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter. As he might be aware, the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy again for raising this very time-sensitive issue. I will take on board everything he has said. Before I came in this evening, the Minister reiterated to me that he is hopeful the HSE can achieve a positive outcome concerning the drug. I will ensure he gets the HSE actioned and keeps that continuous engagement and communication open at pace. The Deputy is right that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Before coming to the House, I took advice in the Department. I spoke to the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and my colleagues, the Ministers of State, Deputies English and Thomas Byrne, to gain a good understanding of what this issue was about. Deputy O'Rourke asked me a straight question and I am giving him a straight answer. No, it is not the case. The long-standing policy still...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter tonight. I am taking this debate on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. I do not know what context the Deputy has or how much he knows, so I will read out the script that has been prepared but I do so while very conscious that there are two families watching us tonight, those of the parents of Kate and Theo, whom the Deputy is representing in...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The main point I want to address is the Opposition's claim that children with additional needs are forced to wait an average of 19 months for an assessment of need, despite the legal right of three months. As I have said in the House a number of times, one of my priorities on assuming ministerial responsibility for disability was to remedy the number of overdue assessments of need for...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: That is a personal attack.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Just before I came to the House today, I met the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, because I was taking this Commencement matter and the issue raised is a serious one. I have two girls and I have inquired about the cost of getting the vaccine. Senator Conway is correct; it is between €400 and €600. I want my daughters vaccinated but like many other parents, I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes. That is the hope.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Conway for raising this matter. We have spoken about it previously and I fully agree with everything he has said. I will address the Senator's concerns under the three categories he raised, namely, the plan, the vaccination centres and the costings. In 2009, the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, recommended the HPV vaccination for all 12 and 13-year-old girls...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: 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. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: 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. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Sep 2021)

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: Primary Care Services (28 Sep 2021)

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 (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 620 together. As these are service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 to 635, inclusive, together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.