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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Nov 2020)

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 the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (10 Nov 2020)

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 Medical Certificates (10 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister for Finance has responsibility for the Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme, which is operated by the Revenue Commissioners. To qualify for the Scheme, an applicant must be in possession of a Primary Medical Certificate. The extent of the involvement of Health Service Executive (HSE) personnel in the Scheme relates to making a professional clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future,recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each child,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (10 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future,recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each child,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (5 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Assisted living services including Home support and Personal Assistant (PA) services are funded by the Department of Health to support individuals to maximise their capacity to live full and independent lives. Home support and PA Services are provided either directly by the HSE or through a range of voluntary service providers. The majority of specialised disability provision (80%) is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (5 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Assisted living services including Personal Assistant (PA) services are funded by the Department of Health to support individuals to maximise their capacity to live full and independent lives. PA Services are provided either directly by the HSE or through a range of voluntary service providers. The majority of specialised disability provision (80%) is delivered through non-statutory sector...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (5 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 215 to 218, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (5 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225, 226, 227 and 228 together. The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (5 Nov 2020)

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 Provision (5 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, recognises the need to improve services for both children and adults with disabilities through better implementation and by working together across Government in a better way. The Government commits to prioritising early diagnosis and access to services for children and ensuring that the most effective interventions are provided for each...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Ministers of State, Deputies O'Donovan and Peter Burke, for sharing time with me. I also thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling this motion and giving us the opportunity to discuss it. I am pleased its members are present to hear my contribution. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, for his contribution last night and again this morning when he clearly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Chair and members for inviting me. I look forward to working with the joint committee which has been established specifically to deal with disability matters. Unfortunately, many people with disabilities and their families saw schools, day services and respite services close during the pandemic. I completely understand that people might feel they have been forgotten but I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: In the budget that was outlined, €100 million has been left aside. One of my priorities related to respite, for both adult service users and children. Many members will be aware that during Covid, some of our respite centres were used as isolation hubs. One of the first tasks I took on with the HSE involved ensuring that those isolation hubs would be stood down and could return to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: On the congregated settings, I answered a recent question by the Deputy, which may have been a Topical Issue matter in the Dáil. We are committed as a Government and it is in the programme for Government. At present, there are approximately 2,000 people who have to be decongregated. There is provision within the budget to support this. This year alone, even with Covid, 66 people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for her comments and good wishes. I will take on board what she said regarding point eight - training, support, sensitivities and how people can communicate life-changing events along with breaking through the bureaucracy. This is why I am Batwoman alongside Robin here at the moment. I am trying to break through that bureaucracy for the simple reason that it is not just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: Regarding primary medical certificates, following a court hearing in July, the decision was taken to suspend all further applications. The reason, with which I agree, was that the criteria were so narrow. Deputy Canney and I have constituency colleagues in Galway who advocated very recently about it. It is very limiting. A blind person can never apply for a primary medical certificate. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: That is correct and we will take that on board together. I said earlier that employment is one of my focuses. There was a commitment to the programme for Government to increase the number of staff in the public sector. It is one of the five themed areas I will be working on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (4 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: That builds on the back of the ability access programme which received funding under the then Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection three years ago. The feedback from that programme has been very positive. During the summer, the Minister and I also met the Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, who addressed the issue of people with a disability aged under 65 years who were living...