Results 161-180 of 359 for long speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Disability Funding Report: Motion (18 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...a proper agreement. I am very fortunate that the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has given me really valuable funding for assessment of needs in the most recent two budgets. However, if there were two Ministers who could not get along, I need to know there is a memorandum of understanding on how that gets sorted out because we are still answering to a single HSE. It is not as simple...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...diabetes to recruit three additional dietetic posts. The recruitment process for two senior dieticians and one staff grade dietician is at an advanced stage. It is prudent for me to point out how long it takes the HSE to recruit staff. It could take up to 50 weeks to recruit for a post, but the ongoing work in this regard is welcome. A second consultant endocrinologist took up a post on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: .... However, the project was paused because it was dependent on the input of expertise of key HSE staff who wore redeployed to deal with urgent and ongoing Covid-19 work. The national diabetes register, along with other disease-specific registers, is now being considered as part of a wider review of Ireland’s health information strategy and legislation in light of lessons learned in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...was correct in saying funding has been allocated for the e-budget. However, when there is a slippage in the numbers the Senator mentioned, one would have to ask how that happened and what the long-term costing of care is within that. Is our system not working within general practice or is it not working within the wider sphere of health? That is the first question we have to ask because...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the HSE. I am aware such schemes can have a material impact on the total cost of such treatments for individuals who avail of them. The Senator's proposal makes perfect and utter sense and in the long term, such an early intervention would probably be a cost efficient method. That is exactly what I will bring back to the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, in respect of the issue the...

Farrelly Commission of Investigation Substantive Interim Reports: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...;il, it was important to proactively engage with the commission, insofar as possible, which is why I sought these meetings. I needed to understand fully the reason the commission's work is taking as long as it has and to hear from the commission directly on the matters concerned. It will not be to the surprise of anyone that both the Minister for Health and I were disappointed to learn...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Trusts (9 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I will take on board everything the Deputy has said. I want to acknowledge that things are at a critical stage, whether due to the Covid numbers or absenteeism. Absenteeism can include those with long-Covid but people are also absolutely exhausted working in horrific conditions, trying to support patient care and patient safety. It is unbelievable to think that the IT system in an...

Seanad: Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People: Statements (9 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...functional difficulties. Under the PDS programme, children's disability services are delivered for those aged 18 and younger through these children's disability network teams. This means we no longer have the inexcusable situation whereby a child ages out of early years services without ever having being seen by an early intervention team, only then to go to the bottom of another waiting...

Seanad: Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People: Statements (9 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...took the time to contribute to this debate. The contributions were fantastic and spread right across the country. Every CHO was represented and I was just checking that aspect as we were going along through the debate. It is important to recognise we are all on the one page in that we all want to ensure we assist families, we do not want the fight to continue, and we need to ensure...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...and Thomas Byrne, to gain a good understanding of what this issue was about. Deputy O'Rourke asked me a straight question and I am giving him a straight answer. No, it is not the case. The long-standing policy still stands and there is no change in policy. I have a script that has been prepared by the Department, which I will read. It is important but it is also important to...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...backlog of non-Covid care following the demand for Covid-19 care in the early part of this year. This has been exacerbated by the ransomware attack on the HSE. In addition, evidence of the long-term health consequences of Covid-19 continue to emerge and this may place further demands on our services. Recent modelling by the Irish epidemiological modelling advisory group, which...

Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Extension: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...have put in place, including mandatory hotel quarantine. Much credit is due to our front-line healthcare workers for their skill and dedication. They have been under enormous pressure for such a long time. I thank the Departments of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Transport and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for their valuable assistance in the...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...be aware, the Covid-19 nursing homes expert panel, which was established last year, provided a comprehensive report and package of recommendations regarding the ongoing response to Covid-19 and the longer term strategic reform of older persons care. Many of the short- and medium-term recommendations have already been implemented. Continued learning and understanding of the progression of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services (13 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...in the community healthcare organisation, CHO, 1 area to discuss respite services. With regard to Drumboe Respite House, I am assured that accommodation for some of the residents who were there long term, as opposed to in a phase of respite, residential accommodation is being sought. This will be looked after during the week. The service will become a full-time respite centre. Until...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...was announced for the vaccination programme. Not only will there be an age approach, but there will also be a bottom-up approach that includes the youth. The youth have been held back for far too long, so this is absolutely welcome. It is a multifaceted approach within all Departments, including the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Department of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...is on the recruitment of front-line staff, particularly nurses and community therapists, to build capacity in the sector to help address waiting lists and backlogs in appointments, while helping to ensure the primary care sector is sustainable over the long term. On cancer care services, the national action plan on Covid-19 identified the continued provision of cancer care as a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the most up-to-date data show that the national average time it took to complete an assessment of need in the last quarter of 2020 was under 20 months. We are all in agreement that this is far too long for any child who is in need of crucial therapeutic intervention. Therefore, in an effort to standardise procedures and facilitate the timely completion of assessments as well as early...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...written when we had not actually reconfigured or done our assessment. To be quite honest, my annoyance is also due to the fact that we had parents who might not have received an intervention in a long number of months as we were still in the middle of a pandemic, but I was actively recruiting for posts. I have funding for 100 posts this year. Some 100 people were recruited last year for...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The diagnosis of the child’s needs will determine how long an assessment will take.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...they do not understand what they are tendering for. That is where the service manager will work with the family. It is very disappointing to hear what the Senator has said because families wait so long to get assistance and intervention. When they get that intervention, the one thing they need is for it to work and it is very disappointing when it does not work. It is not that these...