Anne Rabbitte

Parents being ‘led astray’ by idea there is a system that will work once a diagnosis is in place, whereas reality is ‘No, you go back on another list,’ says Anne Rabbitte

Farmer appears in court over alleged incident involving Anne Rabbitte at public meeting over planned biogas plant for Gort

Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence

Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues

There is ‘no denying’ staffing shortages in disability sector, Minister of State says

Delegates at Fórsa conference told proposal to help families stuck on waiting lists could open some to threat of substandard treatment

Politicians prevail despite sustained and mystifying onslaught of corporate gobbledegook at the Public Accounts Committee

In 2022 there were over 700 vacancies across the country’s 91 Children’s Disability Network Teams

People with intellectual disabilities need lifelong decision-making support, says disability rights group

Junior minister says she questioned ‘why I do this’ for first time in career as TD

Five public representatives describe a world of threats, insults and fear, driving one to conclude: ‘I’ve gone past the stage of recommending politics to people’

Minister for Justice says attacking public representatives is an attack on democracy

Many politicians are publicly dismissive but privately fearful of increasing threats against them

Minister of State Anne Rabbitte and TD Ciarán Cannon were at a public meeting when the incident occurred

‘Just a Minute’ card was launched in 2019 to help people with communication barriers, but rollout was muted due to pandemic, NBRU chief said

How recruitment is taking place has to be examined, Minister says

While Fianna Fáil's national representatives are racked with doubt and uncertainty over the party's future, the same angst is not evident in constituencies like Galway East.

Parents battle to get vital assessments for schoolchildren with additional needs

New audit shows sites do not meet EU guidelines for people with disabilities

Overcrowding last week marked by records for the number of patients waiting on trollies

Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach

Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly

Luckily, Tánaiste was in Chile for Paddy’s Day when suspicious package arrived

TD tells Dáil of personal experience as House debates assisted reproduction Bill

Anne Rabbitte said Irish planes should be sent to Moldova to help refugees

Junior Minister says schools should start preparing to welcome Ukrainian children

Ukraine pleads for air support as Russian missiles wreak deadly devastation

‘We don’t want another Calais ... It is important to keep that flow of people moving,’ Anne Rabbitte says

Camphill Communities refuses to sign service agreement until ‘adequate’ funding provided

Minister says entry criteria for medical certificates for a person with a disability ‘out of date’

Micheál Martin says he is impatient to ‘get moving’ on new hospital project

Garda security reviews of constituency offices also offered

Calls to abolish €80 inpatient charge for cancer patients in public hospitals

Minister Darragh O’Brien said he is ‘content’ at the process to examine the event

Trade union says that the benefits of remote working must not be lost

Independent TDs call for compulsory purchase order of Elm Park site in Dublin

Radio: The presenters argue over restriction. It is a welcome diversion

Report outlines sexual abuse of intellectually disabled residents at disability centre in Donegal

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

Investment scheme for Finglas facility did not make it into draft HSE service plan