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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I apologise. I am not an apologist for the HSE but, as Minister of State with responsibility for disability, that sort of response is absolutely soul-destroying in that somebody does not know who is on the system. The suggestions I have put forward to Deputy Tully and shared with the committee are mine. I have not seen the HSE's suggestions yet. I have a list of suggestions from listening...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...come forward to request that their recordings be redacted. They say they only engaged with the commission because they believed their stories would not be made public and the tapes would be destroyed to protect their privacy. The motion brought forward today states that "many survivors have refuted the Commission's claim that permission was sought from witnesses regarding the destruction...

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: ...their mothers, their fathers or their relatives to have to walk away at night leaving their child in an adult unit. I have first-hand experience of knowing what adult units are like. It is soul destroying when one walks away and leaves an adult behind but I cannot imagine what it is like to have to leave a child. When the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, takes to the floor later,...

Gambling Control Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 May 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: ...is now an ambassador for the GAA. He stepped forward and told his story. Tony O'Brien stepped forward and told his story. Behind all of these stories are affected families and lives which have been destroyed. Davy and Tony are fortunate because they were able to get support and to engage with people who could help them through. Regrettably, there are many who do not get that support....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Anne Rabbitte: We need to manage people's expectations, which is why I am clarifying it with the Minister of State today. People who have had water coming in their front door or their business destroyed need to know the timeframe for this. The idea behind appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts is to identify timeframes and manage people's expectations today.