Alan M. Dukes
Question:220 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for capital assistance for child care facilities are now taking five to six months to process and the consequent serious delay in the provision of child care facilities which this results in; and if he will take steps to ensure that such applications for capital assistance are dealt with more speedily, to ensure that the level of child care facilities available are expanded more rapidly. [16232/01]