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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The issue of transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities is a key priority that has implications for several departments and agencies across Government, including my own. Under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2022, a Transport Working Group was established under Action 104 to make progress on an important cross-Government initiative to review transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

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. The Deputy will be aware that due to the ongoing industrial action by FORSA administrative and management grade staff in the HSE (which commenced on 6 October, 2023), delays remain in receiving answers to parliamentary questions and ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government is committed to the expansion of services for people with disabilities. The Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 was published by Government on 14thDecember 2023 and represents a strategy, at national level, for capacity increases and service and policy reform in disability services. It was informed by findings from the Disability Capacity Review, published in 2021, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 1589. To ask the Minister for Health the stage of approval the drug tabrecta is at; the timeline for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: 1802. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the complaint lodged (details supplied); the options open to a person in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: Deputy Murnane O'Connor asked specifically about Carlow, hence I brought in the answer. An AON administrative hub providing a centralised location application e-mail database, while spreading AONs across CHOs and the lead operations, is in place in Larkin House, Larkin's Cross, Barntown, Wexford. There are four assessment officers, AOs, of which three positions have been filled, four...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The responsibility does not all lie with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or with the HSE, there is responsibility here as well within the Department of Education. To be quite honest, when we look at the increase since the inception of the Act in its entirety, some part of it may be because the EPSEN Act itself has not been fully enacted. It may be due...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I could not agree more with the Deputy. That is why we are getting it done and why we are using a trial basis in Galway, Waterford and Donegal to see if, by freeing up the panels, we can get those ten posts that are required in Tuam filled, along with all the other CDNTs. PDS has been rolled out for the past two years in Galway with a caseload of 700. I know the people on the ground are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: The Government is fully aware of the importance of providing assessments under the assessment of need process as set out by the Disability Act of 2005. I affirm my commitment to working to address these waiting lists. I also acknowledge that there are significant challenges that families are experiencing as a result of the current backlog, not just in Deputy Smyth's area but throughout the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: That is why funding has been secured in budget after budget to ensure we can address it. Only yesterday, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, the Department and I had a meeting about AONs to ensure it is a priority, a focus and that it is actually getting the attention it requires. At the back of all of this, it is important to understand there are only so many therapists in the country. That is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I certainly will look at that CDNT in Carlow the Deputy identified with one room being used. I have to question how many staff are on that team and how it is being operationalised. I will go back again to what we set up within the Department since I transferred over. We have put a specific workforce planning group in place in the Department where we are looking at all available options and...