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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Norma Foley

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Kerry
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2025-01-23 → 2025-05-01)
Office
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (2025-05-02 → current)
4
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1670
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
392 of 422 divisions
93%
Vote participation

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2025-12-18

Lobbying return by The CARI Foundation

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Response from Minister to invitation to attend CARI's strategy.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The CARI Foundation" equals CRO name "THE C.A.R.I. FOUNDATION" (CRO 148760) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-11-03

Lobbying return by Childminding Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To draw attention to the large numbers of childminders not engaging with the proposed system. Childminding Ireland's most recent survey, Childminding in Ireland 2025, shows 76% of respondents intend to stop childminding or are undecided.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Highlight the Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence as a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy. Amplify the voice of people who attend community therapy. Highlight the 17+…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG" equals CRO name "Teiripe Pobail Éireann COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 545085) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To request an urgent meeting with the Minister and the HSE to discuss our concerns and identify solutions to manage clinical risk, to ensure that the protocol is implementable for our members and to ensure appropriate assessment and intervention pathways for autistic people.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists" has no legal form. "IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 378344) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Influence change in the childcare policies in Ireland. Raise awareness among legislators of CSI's policy priorities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To have some of CSI's budget asks reflected in the 2026 budget.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To put forward our recommendations for the Department of Children, Disability and Equality Statement of Strategy 2025-2027 to ensure that it helps to improve the lives and protect the rights of LGBTQI+ people

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "LGBT SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 605384) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Horse Sport Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Highlight underutilised role of equine-assisted activities and therapy in supporting: • Children and young people with disabilities. • Mental health and wellbeing. • Children in care and in the direct provision system. • Social inclusion for marginalised or underserved youth.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Horse Sport Ireland" equals CRO name "HORSE SPORT IRELAND" (CRO 432092) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by The Prevention and Early Intervention Network

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Raise awareness of the impact on children and families and the potential disappearance of preventive services with the Department.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Irish Foster Care Association

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Raise awareness for foster carers, children in care, finances for foster carers and increased core funding for IFCA from Tusla

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Foster Care Association" equals CRO name "IRISH FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION" (CRO 281419) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To discuss the challenges with the current issues facing the sector, staff retention and programme for government commitments and to explore policy solutions.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Hanover Media Strategy Limited" equals CRO name "HANOVER MEDIA STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 596029) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Increased awareness among decision makers in the areas of TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health about the work that YAP Ireland does and the strong outcomes that we achieve with young people and families.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAMMES IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 468697) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Implementation of relevant Report Card 2025 recommendations including the implementation of the International Protection Child Payment, measures to reduce the number of homeless families, the need to improve access to CAMHS, increased investment in early years and request to…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

To influence decision-making for Budget 2025 including raising the Child Support Payment; Increased investment in Equal Start the early years funding model to tackle disadvantage; to provide funding for a new DEIS plus model in education and provide increased resources for…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-17

Lobbying return by BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Implementation of the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy and continuity of supports for families of LGBTQ+ young people.