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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department employs a range of approaches to identify and address shortages of early learning and childcare places, bearing in mind the wide range of types of early learning and childcare provision offered by services and required by families. Last year, a Supply Management Unit within the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Division was established, and the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ministerial Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As of 29 January 2025, the following special advisers are employed by Minister Foley. Name Description Grade Aine Doyle Special Adviser to the Minister (Policy) Principal Officer Equivalent Michael Brennan Special Adviser to the Minister (Press) Principal Officer Equivalent

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 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: Departmental Contracts (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department operates from a number of building locations including:Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. D02 XW14. (Floors 2 and 3).Montague Court, 7 – 11 Montague Street, Dublin. D02 FT96. (Floors 2 and 3).Citywest Transit Hub, Garter Lane, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24 KF8A.Cleaning and security services in the Miesian Plaza...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: There are 3 Services Officers currently employed by my Department on a permanent basis. No cleaners are directly employed by my Department. The Civil Service agencies under the aegis of the Department will respond directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ministerial Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: The information requested has been outlined in tabular form below. Please note that I cannot disclose my staff members' points on this scale, as this is personal information. In lieu of this, I have provided their salary ranges: Grade Location Salary Range Allowance Policy Adviser (PO) Private Office ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Heritage Sites (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I am very conscious of the pain caused by the deaths of children who were resident in the former Mother and Baby institution in Sean Ross Abbey. The investigation of burial arrangements in Mother and Baby institutions, including the former institution at Sean Ross Abbey, was an important part of the work of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. The Mother and Baby...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Planning Issues (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As this relates to Tusla's operations, the question has been forwarded to Tusla for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I understand the service in question has had initial engagement with their local CCC. In addition to the Core Funding grant for early learning and childcare providers towards operating costs, which the service avails of, Case Management Supports are available from my Department for any service experiencing financial difficulty or has concerns about their viability. This support can...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: The introduction of Core Funding in 2022 brought a significant increase in investment for the sector, with €259 million of funding paid directly to services in year 1 of the scheme, of which €210.8 million was entirely new funding. This funding, which increased by 11% (to €287 million) in year 2, increased by another 15% in year 3 (to €331 million). This...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department employs a range of approaches to identify and address shortages of early learning and childcare places, bearing in mind the wide range of types of early learning and childcare provision offered by services and required by families. Last year, a Supply Management Unit within the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Division was established, and the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: The introduction of Core Funding in 2022 brought a significant increase in investment for the sector, with €259 million of funding paid directly to services in year 1 of the scheme, of which €210.8 million was entirely new funding. This funding, which increased by 11% (to €287 million) in year 2, has increased again by another 15% in year 3 (to €331 million). ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Over 92% or more than 4,400, providers have signed up for Core Funding in year 3. There are a total of 12 services whose latest application status is "withdrawn" in the previous 12 months of the scheme. The below table shows the services who have withdrawn from Core funding in the previous 12 month by location and withdrawal month. County Number of Services ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: As per the Agreement for the provision of Core Funding in Programme Year 3 (2024/2025), in most instances where a parent/guardian provided a deposit or a registration fee to a Partner Service after 1 September 2024, the Partner Service must return this to the parent/guardian once the child’s registration is approved on the Hive or within four weeks of the child taking up the place,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I understand the service in question has had initial engagement with their local CCC. In addition to the Core Funding grant for early learning and childcare providers towards operating costs, which the service avails of, Case Management Supports are available from my Department for any service experiencing financial difficulty or has concerns about their viability. This support can take...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Immigration Support Services (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Work is underway to develop a new national strategy for migrant integration, which will address ongoing and emerging needs in supporting integration in Ireland. To inform this work, my Department conducted public and targeted consultations to gain insights into the migrant experience in Ireland and better understand the challenges, needs and opportunities for supporting integration in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: Staff may apply for a career break in accordance with the Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service. Staff who identify a need to develop their Irish skills as part of their role, may be supported under the Department's learning and development budget.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: Work is currently underway in my Department to develop a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht. One of the key objectives of this policy, among other things, is examining how the supply of teachers and other staff with a high standard of Irish can be increased to meet demand in Irish-medium education settings. In order to inform the development of the policy, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department is providing a payroll service for school secretaries with effect from 1 September 2023. The provision of a payroll service is part of a package agreed with Fórsa, the trade union representing school secretaries, following a series of engagements at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and includes revised terms and conditions for secretaries. The Agreement however,...