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Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 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: Child and Family Agency (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that it is hoped that the successful applicants for inclusion in the Family Resource Centre Programme will be announced shortly. As the Deputy may know, applications for FRC Programme membership were open from 1st May to 30th May 2025. Funding secured as part of Budget 2025 will allow for membership of the Programme to increase from 121 members to 126 members in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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: Ambulance Service (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: One of the eleven main recommendations contained in Dr. Shannon’s report was the appointment of a National Safeguarding Officer by St. John Ambulance Ireland. Recommendation 9.3 stated that the National Safeguarding Officer must be independent of St. John Ambulance Ireland. The recommendation also stated that it may be appropriate for this position to be held by an individual in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Programmes (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department leads on cross-government policy to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, commits my Department to publish and implement an updated National Strategy for Women and Girls. My Department is currently working to fulfill that commitment. It is envisioned that the updated National Strategy for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Programme for Government (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: The Department of Children, Disability and Equality remit does not extend to access to financial services.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: The HSE has advised my Department that the Report in question is now available on the HSE website at: www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/disability/progressing-disabi lity/pds-programme/documents/ . The copy of the Report will be issued to the Deputy by the HSE shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parental Leave (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: There have been significant improvements in the entitlements to paid and unpaid leaves for working families in recent years in line with the Government's commitments in the Programme for Government around supporting working parents, including those in elected positions. As the Deputy will be aware, the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for members of Local...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Work is well advanced on the Programme for Government commitment to reduce the administrative burden on providers. On 19th September 2023, plans to develop an Action Plan for Administrative and Regulatory Simplification for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector were announced, supported by a Working Group comprising representatives from the Department, Pobal and the City/County Childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Work is well advanced on the Programme for Government commitment to reduce the administrative burden on providers. On 19th September 2023, plans to develop an Action Plan for Administrative and Regulatory Simplification for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector were announced, supported by a Working Group comprising representatives from the Department, Pobal and the City/County Childcare...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2368 and 2384 together. The 2001 Planning Guidelines for Local Authorities on Early Learning and Childcare Settings were issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The Guidelines are intended to ensure a consistent approach to the treatment of planning applications in respect to the land use planning aspects of early learning and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Last year, a Supply Management Unit within the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Division was established. In line with the Programme for Government commitment to resource and transform this Unit into a Forward Planning and Delivery Unit, additional staff have been allocated to the unit and it is pursuing an ambitious programme of work. In particular forward planning...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Improving access to quality and affordable Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare is a key priority of Government Last year, a Supply Management Unit within the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Division was established. In line with the Programme for Government commitment to resource and transform this Unit into a Forward Planning and Delivery Unit, additional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Improving access to quality and affordable Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare is a key priority of Government. The Programme for Government sets out the ambition to work with schools to host before and after-school childcare in school buildings as well as planning the development of State-led early learning and childcare facilities in tandem with the school building programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Education Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Improving access to quality and affordable Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare is a key priority of Government. Early learning and childcare capacity is increasing. Data from the Annual Early Years Sector Profile shows that the estimated number of enrolments has increased by 19% between 2022 and 2024. Enrolments in school age childcare have increased by more than half over...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.