Results 41-60 of 20,908 for speaker:Norma Foley
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: 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 (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: Through the Programme for Government, the Government has committed to progressively increase funding for respite services, including the Home Support Emergency Respite Scheme; continue to support and expand the network respite houses for children and adults; and to continue to support and offer alternative respite. A total of €3.8 billion has been allocated for Disability Services...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: Reflective of issues affecting the broader health and social care sector, the HSE and lead agencies are experiencing ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in disability services. Ensuring that the Disability Sector is fully resourced is a key priority of Government, and recruiting and retaining skilled staff in respite and community support services is critical if we are to continue...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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 (21 Oct 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: Irish Language (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: The Department's funding for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) services is provided on the same basis to both Irish-medium and English-medium services, whether inside or outside Gaeltacht areas. Likewise, the statutory basis for provision - both for regulations (under Part VIIA of the Child Care Act 1991) and for the National Childcare Scheme (under the Childcare...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Child Safety (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: This is a matter for my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Justice.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: Many families avail of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) as a way to reduce the cost of their early learning and childcare. NCS subsidies are awarded as an hourly rate, along with a maximum number of weekly hours that the subsidy will be paid for. It is between the parent and provider to agree on the hours of childcare based on the family's requirements and what sessions the provider can...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: Indecon Economic Consultants have completed a review of the end-to-end processes linked to publicly funded early learning and childcare schemes/programmes. A report of the findings of this review has been produced, and was presented to the Advisory Group in August. Indecon has also compiled input from over 400 parents, providers, representative bodies and other key sectoral stakeholders who...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (21 Oct 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: Parental Leave (21 Oct 2025)
Norma Foley: I wish to acknowledge the difficulties experienced by couples pursuing surrogacy arrangements and reaffirm the Government's commitment to recognising and supporting Irish families in all their diversity. The Programme for Government 2025 commits to introducing paid surrogacy leave and my officials are examining how best to implement this commitment. They are also engaging with officials...