Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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304. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a clinical governance framework has been developed and implemented nationally within the 91 children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14470/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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305. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a comprehensive workforce plan has been developed in regard to the training, recruitment and retention of staff within children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this refers to service matters, I have asked Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consultation took place with therapy professionals representative organisations (details supplied) before or during the process of introducing the progressing disability services model; if he will detail the contents of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Government Departments, Ministers and Ministers of State work closely with all relevant stakeholders and experts on the development and implementation of policy. Input from professionals and their representative organisations is always welcome and successive Ministers and Ministers of State will have met with the organisations named on different occasions with different agendas to discuss a range of topics.

So they can provide information on any separate engagements they might have had with the organisations named with regard to the issue raised, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of therapists within children’s disability network teams who are of a senior grade that enables them to oversee students on placement; the grade level required to oversee students on placement within CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14473/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question relates to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. 

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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308. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average timeframe for the replacement of each staff post (details supplied) within children’s disability network teams, from the staff member handing in their notice until the new staff member has started in the role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14474/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.