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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Almost ten years ago, the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings Report identified approximately 4,000 people with disabilities living in congregated type settings. The 2011 Report expected that decongregation could happen at a much faster pace than was actually possible. Since 2014, the Transforming Lives Programme provides the framework for implementation and for putting policy into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that July Provision is a matter for the Department of Education.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: Day services re-opened at 39% capacity at service locations throughout August and early September of 2020, and by end of January 2021 this had increased to 51%. The combination of supports in the location, outreach supports, and remote supports provides an overall quantum of support to service users of over 60% at the end of January. The increase in day service capacity was supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1988 and 1989 together. As these Parliamentary Questions relate to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1990 and 1991 together. As these Parliamentary Questions relate to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: While the number of overdue Assessment of Need stood at approximately 6,500 in June 2020, through a combination of different measures, figures to the end of April 2021 show that approximately 5,115 children have had completed Assessments, thus reducing the backlog to approximately 1,440 cases. A reduction of just under 79%. 3 Community Healthcare Organisations have cleared their backlog, one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The report of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets was launched by Minister McGrath in July 2018. The report set out how personalised budgets could work as a funding mechanism for people with a disability. Personalised budgets can help to provide people with disabilities with greater choice and control over the services and supports they receive. The Task Force reviewed national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The report of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets was launched by Minister McGrath in July 2018. The report set out how personalised budgets could work as a funding mechanism for people with a disability. The Task Force reviewed national and international research and consulted with service users and their families. They recommended that the Department of Health, with the HSE, should...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I wish to advise the Deputy that the issue of Assistive Technologies funding does not come within the remit of the Department of Health and that her question may be more appropriate for the Department of Education and Skills.