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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Chair and the Senator. When I was in opposition myself, I had a vested interest with three children. I have used the whole array. I have done structured childcare and I have had the childminders. I like the flexibility of a home away from home. I liked the idea that it was not a controlled environment. That is why I am delighted that the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, aims to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: In my final contribution before I read the closing speech, I want to say that I could not have returned to work or be in the role I am in without the support of a childminder. To me, it is very important that we get this right so that we can support more women in the workforce, more women who need flexibility, and who might even get into politics because we have unsociable hours. Great care...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6thOctober, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: My Department is leading discussions at a whole-of-government level for the development and delivery of a new National Disability Strategy in early 2024. As part of this work, and in line with obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, an extensive and robust stakeholder consultation process is underway, to ensure that the voices and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: This is a matter for my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The successful recruitment and retention of staff across the Disability Services sector is integral to this sectors' continued growth and remains a key priority for me. Beginning in May 2023, the HSE implemented a recruitment pause for a number of grades across the HSE and Section 38 service providers, to ensure that it can sustainably provide services within its existing resources. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Diagnoses (29 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6 October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (29 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6 October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: In relation to Tusla, the Minister has put it very well. There is a joint protocol there and we are both in the one Department with the two line agencies reporting straight in. This means that it will be far more cohesive. When I came into the Department in 2020, the line of sight was not as clear as it is now and the funding was not as great as it is now. My budget was €2.3...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for her volume of questions. I will start by answering the most pressing one, which is clarity around the recruitment post. In regard to management and administrative, the other day when I read out the list I still did not bring enough clarity to the matter. It is easier to say that the pause is on management and administrative. Though the pause is on management and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: That is exactly why PDS was rolled out in the first place. There was an inequality in that there was the postcode lottery and it was not standardised. There were not X number of therapists to whom children could have access. In Cork, there could have been OT and speech and language, but from a multidisciplinary point of view, there might not have been psychology, whereas, in Galway, there...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Creed for his question, which gives me the opportunity to speak on this matter, because I share his frustrations. To be quite honest, I do not believe the one model works when it comes to residential care on a number of fronts because most of it only responds to crises and we are not building capacity in the system. That is why I welcome the fact that, on 13 December, we are...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the committee here today in relation to expenditure for disability services and the important work it is funding. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of the published annual reports of the mediation officer pursuant to the Civil Service grievance procedure Circular 11/2001; the reason the latest available report dates from 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of reports from personnel officers and mediation officers received in 2022; the Departments the reports were from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current designated mediation officer in his Department's Civil and Public Service mediation service; the way in which the Civil and Public Service mediation service recruit external mediators; the date of last recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a panel of mediators is used for the civil and public service mediation service panel; the number of external mediators currently on the civil and public service mediation service panel; the length of time a panel lasts; how the Civil and Public Service Mediation Service decides when to use paid external mediators; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is an obligation on Civil and Public Service mediation service mediation officers to give reasons in writing directly to both parties if they do not make recommendation or do not proceed with mediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52386/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6thOctober, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.