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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Enabling access to and availability of affordable high-quality early learning and childcare is a key Government priority. In 2025, €25m is being made available to deliver additional capacity under the Building Blocks Extension Grant Scheme. The Building Blocks Extension Grant Scheme was launched on the 4th November 2024 and opened for applications in December 2024. The closing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Tá mo Roinn, taobh le Ranna agus gníomhaireachtaí ábhartha eile ag obair chun plean náisiúnta a fhorbairt chun tuilleadh forbartha a dhéanamh ar sholáthar na Gaeilge san earnáil Earnáil um Fhoghlaim agus Cúram na Luath-Óige agus Cúram Leanaí d’Aois Scoile. Tá forbairt a leithéid de phlean mar ghealltanas sa...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Bereavement Counselling (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency is a core funder and active participant in the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) and seeks to implement the ICBN ‘Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People’ and ‘Bereavement Care Pyramid’ into its commissioning practice. Both recognise and promote the value of peer support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Statutory and operational responsibility for the delivery of child protection and welfare services is a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. This matter has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this relates to data collated by Tusla, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Thank you, Deputy, for your question. Currently, the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is providing accommodation to almost 33,000 people. Of these, about 5,400 are people who have been granted status or permission to remain in Ireland. People applying for international protection do not have access to standard social protection or housing benefits. Where a person...

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (12 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Ceann Chomhairle as ucht an ama agus an deis seo a thabhairt dom. I am very pleased this afternoon to have the opportunity to speak on the programme for Government. I was also pleased to have been a part of the negotiating team for this programme for Government. In particular, I am very pleased to have an opportunity to outline the key priorities that will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (12 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 – 2028, which aims to provide a more strategic, data-driven, and joined-up approach to the delivery of youth work and related services in Ireland, was published on 18 September, 2024. I am committed to ensuring that the funding secured in Budget 2025 will support the implementation of this important...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (12 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: The Deputy's question relates to the legal practitioner statement that is statutorily required under section 60(1)(b) of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, as amended by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022. This statement is needed as part of the application process for the registration of an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) with the Decision Support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (12 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: The Deputy's question relates to the legal practitioner statement that is statutorily required under section 60(1)(b) of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. This is needed as part of the application process for the registration of an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), made under the 2015 Act, with the Decision Support Service (DSS). This may be a statement by a practising...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Tusla is the independent statutory regulator for early years services and is responsible for maintaining the register of services under Part VIIA of the Child Care Act 1991. For the purpose of maintaining the public register, any early years service that ceases to operate is required to notify Tusla, in writing, no later than 28 days following the closure. Once the information has been...