Anne Rabbitte

Disability funding used as ‘piggy bank’ when other areas run out of cash, Minister of State claims

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

Man who allegedly threw cow dung at Minister charged with assault

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

Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show

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

FF backbenchers say party should have backed SF motion on firefighters

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

Rabbitte supports proposal to fund return of overseas disability workers to plug staff shortages

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

Suggestion parents of children awaiting assessments may be reimbursed for private consultations ‘disingenuous’

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

Miriam Lord’s Week: Diligent Verona Murphy’s masterclass in pulling teeth

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

Over a third of approved posts in network of services for children with disabilities are unfilled

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

‘Archaic’ wards of court system to be abolished and replaced by decision support for people with disabilities

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

Anne Rabbitte considered political future after excrement thrown at her

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

‘Any woman in her right mind would not go into politics. You are completely dehumanised’

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’

Gardaí take attacks on politicians ‘extraordinarily seriously’, says Simon Harris in wake of manure incident

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

‘Someone is going to cross the line’: Politicians respond to excrement being thrown

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

Throwing of excrement at TDs a sign of ‘creeping sinister aggression’ towards politicians

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

Bus and rail workers back call for relaunch of card for passengers with hidden disabilities

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

HSE working to recruit more therapists for schools - Rabbitte

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

Flames burn brighter for Fianna Fáil at local level

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.

Disability assessments: ‘We’re burnt out, exhausted. Our savings are spent’

Parents battle to get vital assessments for schoolchildren with additional needs

Irish company websites fail to meet accessibility guidelines

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

Limerick hospital capacity sparks Donnelly’s ‘expert team’ request

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

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