Results 141-160 of 357 for long speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (15 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to address this matter. He has long advocated for the opening of the group home in Carrickmacross, and I thank him for the raising this important matter again today. As the Senator knows, there have been protracted negotiation between HSE community healthcare organisation, CHO, 1 disability services and the Respond housing agency regarding...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (10 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator. She is being very rational in the context of her proposals. If we do not do that early intervention piece, it has a knock-on effect whereby it is more costly in the long run to our health system. I urge the Department of Health and those with whom it is having consultations , be it the HSE or GP practices, to talk about the same cohort of people who need that care....

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...be covered by this arrangement are home carers working for and contracted out to the HSE and agency staff who worked in clinical settings for the HSE, including agency nurses, doctors, cleaners and paramedics. Those working in long-term disability care facilities under section 39 and in public-private voluntary nursing homes and hospices are also covered. The arrangements for processing...

Cancer Care: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...which currently charge car parking fees are cognisant of the financial implications of parking costs. Many hospitals have introduced maximum daily fixed parking charges and have reduced parking rates for long-term patients and visitors where the full rate would cause hardship. Having said that, it is only as good as it is communicated at local level. There must be better and clearer...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (2 Feb 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...are coming through that phase at this moment exhausted, tired and needing to know the pathway. They realise that they, perhaps, cannot be able to do this day in, day out, without knowing for how long. That is the concern that families have. We are very fortunate in the mid-west with St. Gabriel's, in that we have that established respite piece. However, respite is only one part of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (20 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: .... I met representatives of all those organisations in the last three months to articulate exactly the issues the Deputy raised this evening, namely, how we are going to get the interventions, how long children are waiting and when we can cut the waiting lists to ensure there are timely interventions. I want to get rid of this situation where securing assessments of needs has turned into...

Violence Against Women: Statements (19 Jan 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...all men but all women look for the parking space with CCTV cameras facing them, knowing that unlocking and locking and getting into their cars is one of the most vulnerable actions. Not all men but all women take the long way back - no shortcuts or alleyways. Not all men but all women know to keep their keys between their fingers, ready to defend ourselves. This is the fight of our...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: The Minister for Health acknowledges that the powers in these Acts are wide ranging and they will only be in place for as long as is absolutely necessary. They are short-term public health measures to enable us to act swiftly to protect public health and the progress that everyone in this country has made sacrifices to achieve. The Minister has listened to the concerns from the House and in...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...they did not have access to those drugs. It is important that the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has given his support to the Bill and to us understanding the process and why it takes so long to turn drugs around when we know that we have fantastic drugs in the system. I am here to lend my support and I see the value this Bill can have. The House should support it collectively.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, on vaccination for those aged under 12 is expected shortly, to address the query from Senator Clifford-Lee. The HSE is planning that roll-out and it is not being long-fingered. If only one point were to come out of my contribution, and I have a long script from which I will read, it would be the importance of tone in communication at all times....

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

Anne Rabbitte: ...out those surgeries. It is my understanding that in 2021 €1.64 million was provided to Cappagh hospital under the access to care plan to assist with some of those who have been waiting for a long time. I know the hospital has an application in this year for €2.6 million to address that as well. It may be the case that some departmental officials and others need to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...established to lead a review of all Government funded transport and mobility schemes for people with disabilities; and - The review of the Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme by the Department of Finance.  The Government is committed to finding a long-term, equitable solution, which meets the transport needs of those people with disabilities, with the most...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...waiting list action plan, aimed at mitigating the impact of the pandemic and the cyberattack on scheduled care activity this year. He is also establishing a ministerial task force to oversee a long-term multi-annual plan to address this enormous challenge. He has said that reducing waiting lists will be a priority for us throughout 2022. The Department, the HSE and the National...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the bed capacity to improve patient flow through the hospitals and improve emergency department performance. I accept that our waiting lists are far too big. Many patients are waiting an unacceptably long period of time. The waiting lists were too long before the pandemic but have worsened due to Covid-19 and the cyberattack. We are taking action to address this. For 2022, an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (30 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...arising from international commitments. Ireland has a reputation as a good faith actor on the international stage and as a leader on human rights issues. It is a hard-won reputation based on a long-standing policy whereby we do not enter into binding international obligations without first being sure that we can meet and honour the commitments we take on. The Minister and I are working...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (25 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the Deputy this question. Has she seen a planning application submitted to Carlow County Council? If she has seen it, the planning application will show the identified site and we all know how long the planning application process takes. If she has not seen it, I will need to take the matter up with the HSE to see where it is at with submitting the application. The centre will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...I will meet CoAction on 9 December. I have no problem facilitating a meeting with the Deputy in west Cork or taking up the particular issues she has on her desk. We all agree that 15 months is a long time. We will try to get to the nub of the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: There has. I met with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, on this. We have done some research on long Covid as a disability but I can go no further than that today. "Yes", is the answer. There is work going on behind the scenes on that.

Disability Funding Report: Motion (18 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...a proper agreement. I am very fortunate that the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has given me really valuable funding for assessment of needs in the most recent two budgets. However, if there were two Ministers who could not get along, I need to know there is a memorandum of understanding on how that gets sorted out because we are still answering to a single HSE. It is not as simple...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...diabetes to recruit three additional dietetic posts. The recruitment process for two senior dieticians and one staff grade dietician is at an advanced stage. It is prudent for me to point out how long it takes the HSE to recruit staff. It could take up to 50 weeks to recruit for a post, but the ongoing work in this regard is welcome. A second consultant endocrinologist took up a post on...