Results 1-20 of 354 for long speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 Apr 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...is the up-to-date situation with filled positions as we speak. Let us be clear; there is still a vacancy rate of 30%. I am not saying that by any manner of means it is perfect. There is still a long way to go. There is a large population of families there. It is quite an urban-centric county. Many more staff are required to meet the needs of the children on the teams. However, that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (23 Apr 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...Disorder (FASD) is a prevalent, yet preventable neuro-developmental issue. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure and is associated with a range of lifelong physical, mental, educational, social, and behavioural difficulties. The most recent available figures from the HSE, estimate the prevalence of FASD in Ireland is between 2.8 and 7.4% of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (20 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...Act to access health services. The provision of AON is a particular challenge because of the complexity and length of these assessments; however, it is acknowledged that waiting times are too long and work continues to fully resource CDNTs in order to enhance capacity, via recruitment campaigns and other measures. In this regard, and for the first time ever, a dedicated recruitment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...of-government and whole-of-state approach here in increasing the workforce. The 500 applications that came in on the back of the Christmas campaign has been the best sign of light I have seen in a long time.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...are currently working closely with the property management section of HSE estates north west in order to identify additional suitable premises in the south Leitrim area, which can be used as long-term residential accommodation for individuals with disabilities. The residential needs of people with disabilities in the south Leitrim area are managed through the disability services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: St John of God Community Services provide essential disability and mental health supports to 8,000 people across the country. The Government recognises that they are a valued long-term partner in delivering publicly funded services. In recent years, the HSE has worked intensively with the organisation throughout a Sustainability Impact Assessment process to address financial and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ..., well. I believe both want a positive solution and both look at having the person at the centre, as does Senator Boyhan and as do I. We cannot be sellotaping on a year-by-year basis. We need a long-term solution and I am committed to this.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Process (20 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: On 1 January 2017, a "long-stay" residential support services maintenance and accommodation contributions framework under sections 67A to 67D of the Health Act 1970 and the Health (Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions) Regulations 2016 replaced the former system of long stay charges for in-patient services. Residential Support Services Maintenance and...

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...are also expected to bring wider societal benefits and will serve to bring Ireland in line with other advanced economies. For instance, the proposed living wage in Northern Ireland has been set at a rate higher than that in effect here, while workers in Northern Ireland already have long-standing access to entitlements such as statutory sick pay and an auto-enrolment retirement savings...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...around Cork city, enhancing the mobility of people and goods throughout the urban area of Cork city. The project would ensure other multimodal transport infrastructure would continue to function effectively in the long term, hence protecting the public investment that has taken place and enabling the city to transition successfully to more sustainable transport modes. Is that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (23 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...in Council Clare, for example. Edel has made a submission to the national office that it go through HSE estates. I am reluctant to deal with HSE estates, to be honest, because the process takes so long. If there was a section 39 provider already providing services in the area, it would be the ideal candidate to say it is able to provide or open to providing the service. It could...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Jan 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...earliest opportunity. This scoping work is a procedurally necessary exercise in due diligence for the State to agree to any supra-national and quasi-judicial process, and is in keeping with the State’s long-standing position in relation to ratifying internationally binding treaties. As a country that takes its international obligations extremely seriously and seeks to act in...

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

Anne Rabbitte: .... Next week the psychologist will be starting and in the first week in January we will have a senior speech and language therapist which will bring down the deficit to 28%. I accept that is still a long way to go from a full team. What will make a team complete is the question I am addressing. The team is currently short two staff-grade SLTs, one assistant SLT, three senior OTs, one...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...earliest opportunity. This scoping work is a procedurally necessary exercise in due diligence for the State to agree to any supra-national and quasi-judicial process, and is in keeping with the State’s long-standing position in relation to ratifying internationally binding treaties. As a country that takes its international obligations extremely seriously and seeks to act in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Consumer Protection (30 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...now at the end of their tether because they had to pay out not just once, but twice. Children were left with their mouths full of braces and did not know where to turn. It has gone on for far too long and the Senator is quite right to point out that while this is just one example, there is nothing to say it will not happen again. There is no reassurance within the legislation of either...

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: ...even equine therapy - that can bring far more respite hours and interventions. For a child with no muscle function, having a trike that meets their needs is equally as good as having an hour with an OT so long as the child is exercising. It is about understanding that not everything needs to be one-to-one on a one-hour basis. We can meet the needs with universal support and team...

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: ...as well. When there is so much housing development going on, the disability sector needs to get its fair share. The CAS funding in the context of decongregation is far too complex and it takes too long to get houses on stream. We need to simplify the process and we are working with HSE estates to make sure that happens. I hope that answers Deputy Creed's question.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...earliest opportunity. This scoping work is a procedurally necessary exercise in due diligence for the State to agree to any supra-national and quasi-judicial process, and is in keeping with the State’s long-standing position in relation to ratifying internationally binding treaties. As a country that takes its international obligations extremely seriously and seeks to act in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who suffers from ADHD has been declined a long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52215/23]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disabilities Assessments (22 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...is new and transferred across so we will be backfilling into the teams. However, experience is really important in our hubs. Why is experience important? The first reason is that it took us so long to sort out the paperwork. We do not need to start from there again, and it is all a paper-based exercise. It is ensuring that they go back to the right team when they are assessed so they...