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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I am delighted to have the opportunity to answer this question. I will break it down as quickly as I can. The first €50 million is for the existing level of services. Another €55 million is for new developments. These new developments will be made up of a suite measures in different areas. I want to talk about therapy posts and administrative work. Approximately €9...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: ...care providers in recognition of the impact on those providers of the full implementation of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 relating to the minimum FETAC level 5 qualification for staff in respect of the €1 million fund she has announced; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that certain community early years providers require these funds to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: ...care providers in recognition of the impact on those providers of the full implementation of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 relating to the minimum FETAC level 5 qualification for staff in respect of the €1 million fund she has announced; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that certain community early years providers require these funds in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising the question and for the opportunity to answer it. In August 2020, additional Sláintecare funding of €7.8 million was provided to the HSE to address the issue of overdue assessments of need. The funding was provided on a once-off and strictly time bound basis to eliminate all assessments of need overdue by 30 June 2020. While the number of overdue...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...that impact on women's health outcomes in Ireland, including gynaecological health. The task force priority will be supported by the budget allocation of 2021 and an allocation of a dedicated €5 million to the women's health fund. This funding is in addition to the €12 million provided in the budget for maternity and gynaecological services development in 2021. I am sure...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I am delighted to outline that, following yesterday's announcement, the overall budget for disability services in 2022 will reach €2.3 billion. I am also pleased to detail a package of €105 million provided for our disability services in 2022. To clear up any confusion over what this consists of, I am happy to provide a clear breakdown of this figure. A sum of €50...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: In respect of the assessments of need, which the Deputy has raised, I was fortunate, with the help of my good colleague, the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, to secure €11.5 million to address the backlog for assessments of need. The last time I got such funding, we managed to clear that backlog. However, it is no good clearing the backlog unless we have a proper process for the...

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (23 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...home. The answer is "Yes". Of course, they can return to their place of residence. I recommend that the Deputy visit the section of gov.ie that deals with Covid. It lists the various level 5 restrictions, including those relating to domestic travel and retail. I encourage him to download that information and send it to his constituents because the Government does not wish for people...

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

Anne Rabbitte: As I said, this time last year, funding amounting to €7.8 million was made available through the Sláintecare initiative to address the backlog of assessments of needs. Since then, more than 80% of that funding has been delivered and we have managed to move forward with the PDS initiative. I have a concern in regard to CHO 5, however, in terms of ensuring all assessments are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. It is not the first time that community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5 has been mentioned by her or her colleagues. The HSE and its funded disability partners will continue to provide therapeutic supports in line with the public health guidance and direction while also bearing in mind the availability of staffing resources. Some...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: I am glad to have the opportunity to provide details of the additional €195 million that will be invested in services for 2024, bringing the total investment to €2.8 billion. Since my appointment to this role, my overarching ambition has always been to provide and improve a range of disability services available to both adults and children. This year's financial allocation for...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: ...care setting and he replied that at the end of December 2016, the number was 1,816 participants. That did not include Tús workers. While they would not be engaged in trying to get a FETAC level 5 qualification, the participants on that scheme were possibly taken in under a ratio. A total of 800 participants were sponsored by child care providers. The number of such participants in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (7 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...for the lifting of restrictions. The quantum of day service supports have increased steadily since day services reopened in Autumn 2020. The increase in day service capacity was supported by additional funding of €30 million provided in Budget 2021 to increase capacity in buildings and provide extra staff. Disability Respite Services: The delivery of Respite Services continued...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the question the Senator laid before me to address today. My answer does not comprehensively address this but I would like to address it and bring the Senator up to speed on it. The reason €7.8 million was provided from Sláintecare funding was to address the backlog in assessments of needs for in excess of 6,500 children. This is why, in conjunction with the Department and...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...in the investment in the sector and is testament to the Government's commitment to boosting and sustaining funding to disability services. I will now share details of a combined package of €177 million in additional funding to specialist disability services for 2023. A total of €109 million is being provided to support existing levels of service, ELS, which takes into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Oct 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...of Need (AON). This funding was provided on a once off and strictly time bound basis to eliminate all AONs overdue on 30th June 2020. While the number of overdue Assessment of Need stood at 6,558 in June 2020, through a combination of different measures, by the end of September 2021 approximately 6,040 children have had their assessment completed, thus reducing the backlog to 520...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (23 Nov 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...of GP services. The HSE provides substantial funding to GP out-of-hours co-operatives to help enable them to fulfil their service commitments and care for their patients. This year, almost €5 million in funding has been allocated to Shannondoc through a service level agreement with the HSE's mid-west community healthcare organisation. The HSE has confirmed that Shannondoc has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to speak a little about assessment of need. Last September, under Sláintecare, we managed to get €7.8 million as a targeted fund to specifically address assessments of need. A plan was put in place between the Department and the HSE through the nine community healthcare organisations, CHOs, with each CHO director of services putting a plan...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (12 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...been allocated a record €2.14 billion for 2023. This funding includes provision for the recruitment of up to 1,000 new Garda trainees and more than 400 civilian staff in 2023. Budget 2023 also includes a €5 million increase in the overtime budget for An Garda Síochána to over €100 million. These budgetary measures will support high visibility policing to...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...requirement for a higher level of qualification is in place for the ECCE programme. The higher capitation payment under that programme has incentivised graduate employment, which is now at 25% of the workforce. When I first became a Deputy four years ago, that figure was at 4%. The learner fund has provided financial support to thousands of practitioners to upskill. New criteria and...