Written answers

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Department of Health

Disability Services

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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705. To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports will be provided for early intervention services for children with a disability in north County Tipperary in the HSE mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43865/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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706. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a temporary replacement for a speech and language therapist who is currently on maternity leave and who works in early intervention services for children with a disability in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43866/21]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 705 and 706 together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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707. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that parents of children born with disabilities are being advised to remain in the care of hospital services often in Dublin for as long as possible rather than changing to local early intervention services in Nenagh, County Tipperary, due to short staffing in early intervention services in Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43867/21]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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708. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there are adequate staffing levels in early intervention services in Nenagh, County Tipperary, for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43868/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a person to oversee all early intervention services that are supposed to be made available to children with disabilities in the north County Tipperary area of the mid-west region in order that services are co-ordinated appropriately and parents receive proper communications; if so, if a person will be appointed to the role who has an understanding of the needs of such children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43869/21]

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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710. To ask the Minister for Health if there is adequate funding of early intervention services for children with disabilities in north County Tipperary considering some physiotherapists are operating client lists of up to 500 children locally and many children cannot access the services they desperately need at an early age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43870/21]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 708 to 710, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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