Person: Anne Rabbitte

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Minister defends decision to exclude Cork special school from pilot project
Minister defends decision to exclude Cork special school from pilot project
Parents said they were devastated to hear the 104 vulnerable children, without therapies for four years, are not included in the pilot scheme 

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Support services suspended in Clare for families of people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Support services suspended in Clare for families of people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Among the indicators of FASD are ADHD, low body weight, poor co-ordination, poor memory, attention difficulties, difficulties in school, and learning disabilities.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2024

Principals call on Government to address 'therapy crisis in special schools'
Principals call on Government to address 'therapy crisis in special schools'
Special school principals from across Ireland have called for the Department of Education to take charge of the return of therapists to schools amid ongoing frustration at the current HSE model.

Sun, 26 May, 2024

Autism therapy
Parents refute HSE claims over availability of therapies in special schools 
Parents say therapists such as psychologists and occupational therapists were removed from schools under the HSE’s Progressing Disability Services model, which reconfigured disability services, but many children were left with virtually no access to therapies

Thu, 16 May, 2024

King Charles III coronation
S Royal blunders and a bag of cow dung — a look back at the year that was
From uproar over Paschal's posters to flip-flops at the national broadcaster, 2023 has been quite the political year.

Sat, 30 Dec, 2023

Because our independence matters to us
Ministers urged to 'show respect' and intervene over Section 39 workers' pay protest
'Disgrace and shame' that 5,000 community and voluntary-sector agency health workers are forced to take strike action

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Belfast PeacePlus funding
Varadkar: Government mulling new means-tested higher rate of child benefit
Minister Heather Humphreys has been asked to examine a means-tested payment after the ESRI said the measure could take more than 40,000 children out of poverty

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

Minister moves to withdraw school therapist funding from HSE over recruitment failures
Minister moves to withdraw school therapist funding from HSE over recruitment failures
While some progress has been made in hiring 14 specialists which had been promised by mid-September, officials do not believe the HSE will meet targets

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

Brexit
Tánaiste blasts HSE, saying slow referrals 'put children at risk'
Micheál Martin also defends Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte who walked out of a meeting with HSE chiefs last week

Mon, 18 Sep, 2023

Irish Examiner view: HSE needs to be called to account
Irish Examiner view: HSE needs to be called to account
Child therapy services

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

One therapist to be allocated to Carrigaline school after HSE row with minister
One therapist to be allocated to Carrigaline school after HSE row with minister
Parents of children attending a special school vented frustration that promised therapists had yet to start work at the school

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Rabbitte storms out of HSE meeting over school therapists
Rabbitte storms out of HSE meeting over school therapists
It comes as parents of children attending a special school Carrigaline vented frustration that promised therapists have yet to start

Thu, 14 Sep, 2023

Call for monitoring mechanism to hold State to account
Call for monitoring mechanism to hold State to account
Disability Action Plan is expected to be published shortly

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Doctor writing a medical chart.
Over 600 healthcare college places in pipeline
More than 600 new college places will be announced in healthcare courses in a move designed to ease the staffing pressure in the sector.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Clare TD to make garda complaint after threat of hanging 
A Clare TD has said he will not be “bullied” from doing his work after receiving messages on social media branding him a paedophile and threatening that he will be hanged outside his home.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

'I will shout from the rooftops until Leah is allowed back in school' says Cork mother 
'I will shout from the rooftops until Leah is allowed back in school' says Cork mother 
Michelle Forde's pleas for provision to enable her daughter go back to school have been bounced around between the HSE and the departments of Children, Health, and Education

Sat, 27 May, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Need for greater responsibility
Irish Examiner view: Need for greater responsibility
HSE spending

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Government pledges to refund parents cost of private assessments for children
Government pledges to refund parents cost of private assessments for children
The Government has promised to refund parents who are forced to seek private assessments for their children if waiting lists are not tackled by the start of August.

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Disabilities minister expresses anger at HSE capital funding
Disabilities minister expresses anger at HSE capital funding
Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte has vented frustration with the HSE over "bureaucracy" that means that millions of euro in funding cannot be spent each year.

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Mick Clifford: Care in the community is a great idea, but what care, and in which community?
Mick Clifford: Care in the community is a great idea, but what care, and in which community?
Community care offers great services for some of the most vulnerable people in our society, but how far does the care go? And is the community the right one?

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Cynical tax adjustments will do very little to improve quality of life
Elaine Loughlin: Female politicians master the art of timely departure
The announcements from Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern were in stark contrast to the long drawn-out political dramas of back-stabbing and heel-digging that have so often preceded the end of a political reign.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

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Anne Rabbitte 'horrified beyond belief' after cow dung attack
Galway East TD has curtailed the number of public events she attends since a bag of excrement was thrown at her at a meeting in January

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to incident where excrement was thrown at politicians
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to incident where excrement was thrown at politicians
Gardaí in Galway are seeking information from those who were present at a meeting in Gort earlier this month where a bag of excrement was allegedly thrown at two politicians.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2023

Politicians advised to get panic alarms and vary routes home for their safety 
Politicians advised to get panic alarms and vary routes home for their safety 
TDs issued with security advice in the wake of incident when dung was thrown at Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon 

Mon, 09 Jan, 2023

Politicians advised to avoid leaving or returning home at exactly the same times
Politicians advised to avoid leaving or returning home at exactly the same times
The information was sent to all members of the Oireachtas on Monday via email and included personal security advice from An Garda Síochána

Mon, 09 Jan, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Abuse of politicians cannot be tolerated
Irish Examiner view: Abuse of politicians cannot be tolerated
If the person who flung excrement at Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon is not found and punished, others of a similar disposition may decide this is an example worth following

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

Ciarán Cannon hits out after 'bag of sh*t' thrown at him and Anne Rabbitte 
Ciarán Cannon hits out after 'bag of sh*t' thrown at him and Anne Rabbitte 
'The incident last night is indicative of an increasing level of toxicity and aggression directed towards politicians of all parties'

Thu, 05 Jan, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Counties to get support funding based on number of refugees
Funding will be allocated on a county-by-county basis depending on the amount of Ukrainian and international applicants in each

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

CC
O'Gorman against splitting department to cope with Ukraine refugee crisis
'There are people in every aspect of life who have significant workloads - you just get on with it'

Fri, 09 Dec, 2022

CoAction children's services to remain at Bantry facility as trustees resign
CoAction children's services to remain at Bantry facility as trustees resign
Five trustees stand down as 'relationship between board and some of the members has been irreparably fractured'

Fri, 09 Dec, 2022

Parents 'distraught' at planned changes to CoAction's  services in West Cork 
Parents 'distraught' at planned changes to CoAction's  services in West Cork 
Families of both child and adult service-users attended CoAction’s AGM, where many expressed outrage at the plans during heated exchanges

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Time to 'transition' refugees out of hotels, says Rabbitte
Time to 'transition' refugees out of hotels, says Rabbitte
'Continuity of the tourist service' must be ensured

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

HSE apologises as 18,000 children with disabilities wait for first appointment
HSE apologises as 18,000 children with disabilities wait for first appointment
Cork and Dublin have the longest waiting lists as 8,700 children wait for more than a year for initial contact

Mon, 05 Dec, 2022

Launch of the Next Phase of the Sport Ireland Campus Masterplan
Rabbitte lobbying for refugee role as Varadkar and Martin prepare for job switch
Discussions on December's Cabinet reshuffle — which will see Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar switch positions — are due to get underway in the coming days

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Party outcry sees Chambers depart from Fianna Fáil ard comhairle committee
Party outcry sees Chambers depart from Fianna Fáil ard comhairle committee
Senator makes way for disability minister Anne Rabbitte

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Plans for new centre for autistic adults in West Cork 
Plans for new centre for autistic adults in West Cork 
Recent meetings between his group and senior politicians have seen the volunteers' plans gather pace.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

empty picture frames
Can Micheál Martin keep Fianna Fáil alive?
The Fianna Fáil ard fheis takes place weeks away from Micheál Martin switching out of the role of Taoiseach. Party members today vote on 12 new aims and objectives, but what does the future hold for the supposed Soldiers of Destiny. Our political team of Daniel McConnell, Elaine Loughlin, Paul Hosford, and Ciara Phelan write

Sat, 01 Oct, 2022

Families hope minister will deliver Huntington’s disease rehab teams
Families hope minister will deliver Huntington’s disease rehab teams
'My husband had a late onset and, while that is very tough at times, it really breaks my heart to see younger people living with the disease' — Mary Mulcahy

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

Fianna Fáil minister who campaigned against abortion now says law does not go far enough
Fianna Fáil minister who campaigned against abortion now says law does not go far enough
"It just didn't happen that there was a lightbulb moment," said Anne Rabbitte. "People have amazed me."

Mon, 12 Sep, 2022

€2.5m children's outpatient department hailed as beacon for waiting-list management
€2.5m children's outpatient department hailed as beacon for waiting-list management
Cappagh Kids unit sees caseload soar in 12 months with 1,018 outpatient attendances and completion figures for surgical referrals for under-eights up 400%

Fri, 09 Sep, 2022

Minister's children won't be photographed with her for fear of online abuse
Minister's children won't be photographed with her for fear of online abuse
Margaret Martin, chair of the National Women’s Council, said: "I think a lot of men would be horrified that this is happening and at the volume of it."

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Rabbitte vows to cut delay that disabled people face acquiring necessary aids and appliances
Rabbitte vows to cut delay that disabled people face acquiring necessary aids and appliances
'Disability is a rights issue': Anne Rabbitte says moving her ministry from the Department of Health to the Department of Equality is a key step towards properly serving people with disabilities

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

Outcry from families leads to return of therapists to special schools
Outcry from families leads to return of therapists to special schools
Minister of State Anne Rabbitte confirms the restoration of therapists for children with special needs starting in the next few days

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

Children at Cork special school 'desperately need' the promised reinstatement of therapists
Children at Cork special school 'desperately need' the promised reinstatement of therapists
Anne Hartnett, the principal of St Paul's School in Cork, has not yet heard of any school having their therapists reinstated

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

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