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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I have what is a comment more than anything else. In the past four years, with the development of the higher education portfolio or Ministry, pathway 4 was created. It was for people with disabilities or additional needs who never got the opportunity to go to third level. An access programme like the one our guests have mentioned was created. Every university had the opportunity to offer...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: The response to Deputy Ellis related to what I would call league tables of who was good or poor at taking up apprenticeships and who does not take them up. It would be interesting to know. The Deputy picked out Cork, but I would love to know where Galway is in this. Does Galway exist?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is it there?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: At the moment, the Ability programme for disability is funded under the Dormant Accounts Fund. It has not got a main tranche. If we were to work with the Department of Social Protection to expand the Ability programme to be more inclusive, it could cover two strands. As opposed to siloing ethnic minorities and disabilities, we could look at a more mainstream approach with the Ability...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Coillte.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I, too, wish to be associated with the best wishes to Martin Hughes. Yesterday at a meeting of the health committee, my esteemed colleague Deputy Martin Daly brought up the issue of Portiuncula hospital. Bernard Gloster brought complete clarity on the months of speculation as to whether the recommendations of the Walker report were implemented fully or partially, or not implemented. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I, too, want to be associated with the remarks to the Maltese ambassador. Today, I am asking for statements on autism to be held. I ask for this due to misinformation in the past number of weeks. It is not wrong to want to understand autism. Research is good, curiosity is good, and we should always try to learn more about the human brain. However, where it goes wrong is when people...

Seanad: Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the opportunity to have a few moments to speak on this very important issue. I will be very focused on housing, wastewater and disability. In my remarks on housing I will focus on Galway County Council, which has only 66 acres of land zoned for housing. At Monday’s meeting of the local authority, the director of services...

Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I will fully support the Mental Health Bill 2024 as it proceeds through the Seanad. This legislation represents a significant and long-awaited step forward for mental health in Ireland. In addition to acknowledging the content of the Bill itself, I acknowledge the leadership and dedication of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, under whose guidance this work has progressed with care,...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank both guests very much for being here today and setting out a comprehensive opening statement. I am just going to build on what Deputy Gallagher has spoken about. Can the delegates name the six counties or areas that had outdoor recreation officers allocated to them? I am not being parochial but would like to know.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I am elected by Galway so we will worry about Galway.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: It is very unfortunate that Galway, being the county with the second largest landmass in the country, is not included. Connemara is on one side, the city is in the middle and east Galway is on the other side. To be quite honest, most people employed by any of the State agencies get a nosebleed if they have to leave the city or Connemara to go beyond Loughrea to make their way to Portumna,...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Chair.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: So only €30,000 is being spent to support each recreational officer.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: That is the plan. Each county is producing a plan.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Please do. I am focusing only on Galway.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Totally parochial.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I have no doubt.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Very concisely because I have only six minutes.