Results 541-560 of 20,908 for speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: I note that the Department has previously provided the Deputy with data on the new Core Funding fee caps and average fees across the country for the 2023/24 programme year in responses to the Deputy's Parliamentary Questions 45124/25 and 45127/25. It is not possible to provide an accurate model of the net costs to parents as requested by the Deputy at this time. Sufficient time would be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: As the State is not the employer of staff in the sector, neither I nor my Department can set wage levels or determine working conditions for staff in the sector. The Joint Labour Committee is the formal mechanism established by which employer and employee representatives can negotiate minimum pay rates, which are set down in Employment Regulation Orders. I acknowledge the Joint Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: Average Fees by County & Fee Type My Department does not collate data in the manner requested by the Deputy in relation to quarterly fee dashboards or average net fees after subsidy. Information relating to average gross fees (before subsidies are applied) is summarised below. Each year Pobal compiles data from Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) providers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 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, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: This Government recognises that waiting times for Assessment of Need (AON) are too long and have a significant impact on delivering on the needs of children and their families. Both this Department and the HSE are committed to reducing the timeframes for assessment and have been working intensively to progress measures to achieve this. The provision of an effective and efficient Assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (8 Sep 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, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to the HSE to deliver specialist disability services either directly or via Section 38 and Section 39 organisations. While the Department sets the strategy, policy direction and the overall allocation for the disability sector, funding allocations to individual service providers is an operational matter for the HSE as the funding authority. Regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (8 Sep 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, Disability and Equality: Departmental Properties (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: I can advise that this Department does not own or control any unused properties, lands or buildings within County Kerry.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: I am very appreciative of the work carried out by Family Resource Centres around the country, and have seen first-hand the benefits to local communities of the range of services offered by Family Resource Centres. I also acknowledge that there is a Programme for Government commitment to work to increase funding and expand the capacity and network of Family Resource Centres over the lifetime...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Family Resource Centres (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: Funding for counselling services is administered by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. This Department has no role in the funding of individual services. Appendix 8 of the most recent Tusla Annual Report and Financial Statements records payments to Family Support Services Counselling providers around the country. Many of these providers are Family Resource Centres, offering counselling...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Family Resource Centres (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that neither my Department nor Tusla currently have capital funding to support the building of new or refurbishment or extension of existing Family Resource Centres. Tusla does not have a dedicated budget for capital or building works for third party organisations such as Family Resource Centres. The Family Resource Centre Programme is a community development...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Psychological Assessments (8 Sep 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, Disability and Equality: Online Safety (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: The Department of Children, Disability and Equality remit does not extend to implementing measures under the Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 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, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the concerns of some ECCE approved providers in relation to the retaining of ECCE pre-registration forms for the 2025/2026 programme year and has recently issued a communication to providers in this regard. The retention of the pre-registration forms is no longer a requirement for compliance purposes. However, providers may wish to securely retain...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Norma Foley: I meet with people with disabilities, parents, families school and wider communities on an ongoing basis, including in County Kerry and across the country, and I am happy to continue to do so. I have met parents' representatives in relation to the issues you have raised in Kerry. Cúnamh Iveragh is a HIQA registered respite service which currently operates on a part-time basis with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

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