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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Funding (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Dolan for placing this matter today. Before I go to the script it gives me great pleasure to discuss Portiuncula Hospital given that my youngest child was born there. It is 24 miles down the road from me so I know it intimately. Many of my constituents work in Portiuncula Hospital and it is embedded in the fabric not just of Ballinasloe but in the wider spread of the area....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Funding (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Dolan. I did not answer the question on the CT scanner. The HSE advised that the replacement of the CT scanner in Portiuncula is scheduled for 2021 or 2022, through the HSE equipment replacement programme. Priority for replacement is based on risk categorisation covering age dependability and service history, with capacity for replacement depending on availability of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Boyhan for putting down this question. It gives me the opportunity to bring the Senator through my engagement since becoming Minister of State with responsibility for disability matters. Before I continue, I wish to say this is not a blame game. I could not agree more with Senator Boyhan on that. This is about the service users, their families, the employees and delivering...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy again for raising this matter. I acknowledge and recognise his concerns. It is the first time I have been given the opportunity to put on the record my engagement with St. John of God and my plea to it on that day to not serve notice on us, to work with me, as a Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities, and to give me the opportunity to understand their...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator O'Loughlin for giving me the opportunity to address this specific matter. I want to go back to the question she submitted, which was on redeployment to address assessments of need. We are speaking about speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. This is the question the Senator laid before me to address today. My answer does not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator O'Loughlin. As I said, the €7.8 million was to address the backlog. I am on top of the redeployment piece. There was a successful budget last week, out of which money was circled for the recruitment of additional staff, including another 100 therapist posts. Some 100 therapists were secured under the most recent programme for Government. It is sad to think that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 to 248, inclusive, together. Much of the Personal Assistant (PA) service is delivered by Private Providers or Voluntary Service Providers funded under Section 39 of the Health Act. The rates these Providers pay their staff are not aligned to public pay scales; rather they relate to historical/legacy pay rates that the Providers have agreed with their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (21 Oct 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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy. I will only take a minute to respond so we will keep on track with time. I could not agree more with everything the Deputy has said. Language is also important. The Deputy has covered everything, but how we communicate to people at present and how we use our language so as not be too alarming is also important. There is a lot of anxiety and stress. There is stress...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for putting down the question and giving us an opportunity to clarify it on the floor of the House. Communication is key on this. It is key for the principals, the parents and most importantly for the continuity of children attending schools. I am going to read out the script as it was prepared for me because the clarification points are very important. Before I begin,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (20 Oct 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: Health Services Provision (20 Oct 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 Provision (20 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: As part of the overall effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and in line with public health advice, disability day service locations closed in March. The HSE began planning for the resumption of adult disability day services in May. A group representative of families, service providers and other relevant stakeholders, including Inclusion Ireland, was convened and tasked with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (20 Oct 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 Support Services (20 Oct 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,...