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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy Broughan for raising this important issue. In line with Government policy, the HSE provides personal assistant, PA, services that are person-centred, equitable and transparent to people with a physical and-or sensory disability. People with disabilities are now living longer and living with a range of complex needs. In line with national policy implemented under Transforming...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: On the rights issue, as the Deputy knows, I am the person who ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: ----which many people on the Opposition benches talked about doing for over 20 years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: I support Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which states that disabled people should live where they wish and with whom they wish. That is my position. This Government ratified the convention. A lot of people in this House, including Deputy Broughan, sat on the pot for many years and did nothing about it. Deputy Broughan spoke about hours. As I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to address this House on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris. He sends his apologies and has asked me to take this debate on his behalf. I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. Last year the people of Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. They did so, I believe, out of compassion for the women of this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: The implementation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 is a priority for the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, for myself, and for the rest of us. A woman should be able to access these services in a local maternity hospital. It is expected that, by introducing such services across the country, women will be spared the need to travel lengthy distances to access...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Richmond for raising this very important issue as it allows me the opportunity to provide an update to the House on the current position with regard to the provision of a permanent school building for Ballinteer Educate Together national school. This school is a co-educational school under the patronage of Educate Together. The brief for the permanent project is to provide a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: I understand the Senator's total frustration, given that he has been talking about this project for ten years. That is the bad news. The good news is that the project has overcome its most recent hurdle. We are now at the tender and construction stages. I will come back to the Senator with a more detailed response from the Minister, Deputy McHugh, on behalf of whom I am taking this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings - A Strategy for Community Inclusion” proposes a new model of support in the community moving people from Congregated settings to the community in line with Government policy. The Report identified around 4,000 people (based on 2008 census) with disabilities in Ireland living in congregated settings, defined as a residential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: I understand that a response to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 11 June 2019 (PQ23286/19) issued from the HSE on Wednesday 26 June. A copy of that response is in the following link.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Finian McGrath: 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. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...