Results 141-160 of 20,818 for speaker:Norma Foley
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Children in Care (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: As this question relates to operational information held by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, the question has been referred to the Agency to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 803 and 804 together. As with all State expenditure, there is a limited amount of funding available in a given year and adequate budgetary controls are required to ensure that expenditure does not exceed the funding allocated for a specific purpose. The maximum Base Rate allocation is an enhanced budgetary control for Core Funding that has been...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 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 Schemes (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: There is no backdating of financial support on the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). It has always been communicated by the Department that NCS subsidy awards are payable from the week they are claimed by the Provider. NCS subsidies can only be paid once an application is successfully completed, a Childcare Identifier Code Key (CHICK) has been registered with a childcare provider, and the...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: An application was received from Magic Years, Beechlawn under the Private Extension strand of the Building Blocks Extension Grant Scheme. The service was successful in its progression to next stage, which involves the completion of a legal framework, and includes the signing of a Grant Agreement. While the Department can appreciate the service is anxious to commence projects works, it...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: The capital funding available to my Department has been focused increasing supply of full-time places, in the 1–3-year-old, pre–Early Childhood Care and Education, age cohort where there is the greatest evidence of need. This year, €25 million has been allocated to deliver additional capacity under the Building Blocks Extension Grant Scheme. Under the scheme,...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a programme of supports designed to ensure that children with additional needs can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. Since its introduction in 2016, AIM has had a major impact on the lives of children with additional needs and the overall quality of early learning and care. To date, over 38,000 children have received more...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Correspondence in relation to Archie’s case was also received by the Department and a response has been issued directly to the service provider. The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) provides a suite of supports to enable children with additional needs to participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. As AIM is...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: Thank you for your question, Deputy. A response will be provided directly to you in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: Thank you for your question, Deputy. A response will be provided directly to you in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: In the time available it was not possible to gather all the information requested by the Deputy, we have been in touch with the Oberstown Campus who will provide the information as soon as possible, we will write to the Deputy with the answers in full over the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: In the time available it was not possible to gather all the information requested by the Deputy, we have been in touch with the Oberstown Campus who will provide the information as soon as possible, we will write to the Deputy with the answers in full over the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: In the time available it was not possible to gather all the information requested by the Deputy, we have been in touch with the Oberstown Campus who will provide the information as soon as possible, we will write to the Deputy with the answers in full over the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (30 Sep 2025)
Norma Foley: In the time available it was not possible to gather all the information requested by the Deputy, we have been in touch with the Oberstown Campus who will provide the information as soon as possible, we will write to the Deputy with the answers in full over the coming days.