Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Join other parents and toddlers in Drogheda and Dundalk for a morning of fun! This is a great opportunity for toddlers to interact with peers and for parents to connect with others in their community. The groups meet every Wednesday morning (during the school term) from 10 - 11am. For more information: https://brnw.ch/21wRnaM #SupportingParentsIre

The Department of Health is inviting members of the public and relevant groups and organisations to share their opinions on suicide reduction in Ireland. Your views will play a key role in shaping new policy on suicide reduction. Share your views at: https://lnkd.in/eCGQmx-3

In this address, Minister Norma Foley TD discusses the launch of the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers recruitment campaign.

The new HSE Health App allows expectant mothers to view their upcoming hospital appointments. It’s also a secure way to access HSE information, find health services, and keep track of personal medical information. You can download the HSE Health App free from https://brnw.ch/21wRik8 #SupportingParentsIre

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley has announced the opening of applications for a new fund to upskill early years staff The Nurturing Skills Learner Fund will cover 90 per cent of the course fees for early years staff who undertake a degree course Full Press Release: https://brnw.ch/21wRh5n

The Government has welcomed an unprecedented agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to fund Health and Social Care and Homeless sector employers for a 9.25% pay increase to their workers – an increase equivalent to the current Public Sector Agreement 2024-2026. The agreement recognises that staff in these sectors should be fairly paid and appropriately recognised for the vital work they do. Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/eNnstwRE

On International Women’s Day, Minister Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality has announced that a new gender pay reporting portal for 6,000 public and private sector organisations will be launched in the autumn. Figures from the most recent release of data from Growing Up in Ireland, which follows the progress of children born from 1998 onwards, has made clear that the gender pay gap continues to affect young women. The portal announced today will help draw attention to the importance of gender pay gap reporting, and will be fully searchable by members of the public. The Department of Children estimates that a total of 6,000 organisations will be required to report their gender pay data to the new portal. For more information, see our press release: https://brnw.ch/21wRbXe

On the eve of International Women’s Day 2025, a message from Minister Norma Foley TD, minister with special responsibility for gender equality.

Think you know the road? You never know what’s coming. Slow down on rural roads. #SlowDown #RuralRoads #visionzero #roadsafety 

The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) is an EU fund that aims to boost national capacities and improve procedures for migration management, as well as to enhance solidarity and responsibility sharing between Member States. Read the press release here: https://brnw.ch/21wR1oa