Results 541-560 of 19,404 for speaker:Norma Foley
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (18 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. The Deputy is seeking information in relation to an operational matter for Tusla. Consequently, I have referred the matter to Tusla, and requested that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (18 Feb 2025)
Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 674, 675, 676 and 677 together. The Deputy has sought some statistics pertaining to the operation of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme which I provide here up to 10 February 2025. Year Applications* received Notices of determination Paid or in process of being paid Total payment in millions ...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Feb 2025)
Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy for this question. A response will be provided directly to the Deputy in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Planning Issues (13 Feb 2025)
Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy for this question. A response will be provided directly to the Deputy in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (13 Feb 2025)
Norma Foley: The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) was introduced to recognise the generosity of people who have opened their homes to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) who arrived in Ireland after fleeing the war in Ukraine. The ARP scheme is provided in Part 2 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 and is administered by the Department of...
- 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...