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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Apologies have been received from Senators O'Loughlin and Seery Kearney. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss aligning disability services with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, future systems and innovation, and service providers. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following: Mr. Peter Broadhead of the Australian National...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: We will come back to Mr. Broadhead at a later stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: We can come back to it. The next speaker is Deputy Canney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms O'Toole. I call Deputy Tully to ask her questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Now we will go to Dr. Simon Walsh and Ms Fiona Walsh to take those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for their powerful presentations. I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Does Mr. Broadhead wish to comment on Deputy Murnane O'Connor's point on where we start from here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Does Mr. Broadhead want to start? Then we will go to Dr. and Ms Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Do Dr. and Ms Walsh want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Thank you. I thank the witnesses for their honesty. We are intercontinental this morning in more ways than one, with witnesses contributing remotely from abroad and describing their lived experiences in Australia as well. Throughout our committee work we have spoken about the lived experience of people with disabilities and their families. It has been very powerful to hear Dr. Walsh and Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Ms Loughlin is anxious to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: The two things coming out of this meeting are funding and attitude. I thank all our witnesses sincerely for a very informative discussion, our members for their commitment to the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters every week and our team in the background that keeps it going. If there is any information or evidence the witnesses would like to share with the committee either now or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Does Deputy Wynne want to comment further on an issue she raised with Mr. Broadhead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Do Louise, Joanne or Aoife want to make any comment? They are okay. I thank the witnesses for their very thought-provoking discussion. Deputy Cairns is indicating.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will meet next. [60022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 589. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that can be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Cork who is unable to access the medication they require through the HSE hardship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60307/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (2 Dec 2021)

Michael Moynihan: The issue here is that dentists have withdrawn from the scheme. I gather from the Minister of State's reply, for which I thank her, that an engagement was held in June. That is almost six months ago. This is a crisis. What has happened during those six months? Extra funding has been made available in the budget. What is the commitment? I fear the words "early in the new year". There...