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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.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (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: I thank the Deputy for this question. Government is committed to ensuring that disabled people are provided with all of the necessary supports to live an autonomous and meaningful life, on an equal basis to all others. The Disability Action Plan 2024-2026, published in December 2023, sets out targets for the development of necessary capacity in specialist disability services in addition...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2514 and 2517 together. Over the past year, there has been an improvement in the number of completed Assessments with over 4,100 completed in 2024, an increase of 30% compared to 2023. Recent HSE data shows that this trend is continuing this year with a 58% increase in completed assessments in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (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: 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: 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: Departmental Policies (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: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department's current Statement of Strategy clearly sets out our values as an organisation, which include respecting the rights of all people to participate fully in society, adhering to the principles of equality and respect for human rights, and protecting children and all the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people and championing their needs. These values will be carried through in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (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: Public Sector Pay (29 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2523 and 2524 together. The agreement between Government Departments and unions, recognises that staff in section 39 organisations should be fairly paid for the vital work they do. The Pay agreement reached in March of this year, included a 9.25% pay increase for up to 40,000 workers, equivalent to the Public Sector Pay agreement 2024-2026. In a landmark...

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.

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.

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

Norma Foley: Increasing the provision of disability residential services is a key priority area for this Government and the HSE, and there has been significant investment in residential services over the course of the last number of years. In Budget 2025, a total of €3.2 billion was allocated for HSE Disability Services. This amounts to an increase of 11.5% in funding, some €333m, on...

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

Norma Foley: Increasing the provision of respite services is a key priority area for this Government and the HSE, and there has been significant investment in respite services over the course of the last number of years. In Budget 2025, a total of €3.2 billion was allocated for HSE Disability Services. Spending on respite services comprises approximately 4% of this overall budget. In 2025, ELS...

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

Norma Foley: I understand from a clarification that this matter relates to Children's Disability Network Teams. Given the structure of those teams and their work, I am presuming this relates to posts. The multidisciplinary Children's Disability Network Teams include therapists, social workers, nurses, and administrative staff who work collaboratively to provide comprehensive and individualised support...

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 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 2023/24 shows that the estimated number of enrolments increased by approximately 19% from the 2021/22 programme year. Core Funding application data shows that...

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: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: Since the roll-out of Equal Start in September 2024, my Department has allocated €9,947,998.96 to Equal Start designated services. The breakdown of funding per county can be found in the table below. County Equal Start funding 2024/2025 Carlow €157,037.76 Cavan €137,586.30 Clare ...