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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: Oireachtas Committees (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: The Cabinet Committee on Children and Education oversees the implementation of Programme for Government commitments in area of children and education with a special focus on child poverty and well-being. It receives reports on identified policy areas such as child poverty and well-being, and education. This Cabinet Committee has met once since the formation of the current Government on 23...

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

Norma Foley: This Government is committed to the expansion of specialist services for people with disabilities and to support people with disabilities to live meaningful and fulfilling lives, with a person-centred approach across all services provided. The Programme for Government commits to developing a multi-year capital plan for investment in residential and independent living options for both adults...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2433 and 2434 together. At this time there is no formal policy with regard to informal kinship carers and accordingly the specific rights linked to their unique and valuable caring role are not formalised. The Programme for Government contains commitments with regard to kinship carers. My Department is in the process of developing a national policy on...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2435 and 2436 together. 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: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2438, 2439, 2440 and 2441 together. Improving access to quality and affordable early learning and childcare is a key priority of Government. This includes reviewing deposit rules across each early learning and childcare scheme. Under Core Funding, in which over 92% of the sector participate, providers agree that all deposits relating to the 2024/2025...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2444 and 2445 together. The Autism Assessment and Intervention Pathways Protocol has been developed by the HSE, informed by extensive consultation with stakeholders, including people with lived experience of autism, and in line with international best practice and expertise. It is intended that the Protocol will provide for a tiered approach to assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services Waiting Lists (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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (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: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: The Capital Ceilings for the Department of Children, Disability and Equality were published in the National Development Plan on 22nd July 2025. A copy of the NDP is available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform website. (See link below) In total, €795m has been allocated tor this Department for capital for the years 2026 - 2030. See split in table 1 below. The...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2449 and 2476 together. My Department is committed to reforming the Assessment of Need (AON) process to streamline it for the benefit of children who need it. This is reflected in the current Programme for Government which includes a clear commitment to support families who are waiting for an AON and to ensure children and their families can access the...

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: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Improving access to quality and affordable early learning and childcare is a key priority of Government. A Forward Planning and Delivery Unit in my Department has been allocated additional staff and is pursuing an ambitious programme of work. A forward planning model is in development which maps the distribution of children of different ages and the corresponding early learning and...

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

Norma Foley: An evaluation of the first year of Core Funding and the development of an evaluation framework for Core Funding is currently underway. This project will examine the early implementation of Core Funding and make recommendations for future evaluations of the grant. Findings from the project are expected in Quarter 4 2025. This project is being undertaken by Irish Government Economic and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (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: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 Jul 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, Disability and Equality: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 Jul 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, Disability and Equality: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) provides financial supports to parents to help reduce the cost of early learning and childcare. The Scheme has undergone a number of enhancements in recent years to further improve affordability for parents. These include the extension of the universal subsidy to all children under 15 and two increases to the minimum hourly subsidy, which is now worth...

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

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government, ‘Securing Ireland’s Future’, contains a commitment to advance legislation to ban conversion practices. Given the complex and sensitive nature of the proposed legislation, my Department is carefully considering the key policy principles that will underpin the legislation to ensure that individuals are protected from harmful conversion...