Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2015
531. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of child-minders defined by county, currently voluntary notified to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11403/15]
View answerPre-school services are subject to the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No.2) Regulations 2006, as provided for under Part VII of the Child Care Act 1991. Childminders taking care of not more than three pre-school children from different families are not required under the Child Care Act 1991 to notify their services to Tusla and are not subject to the requirements of the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No.2) Regulations 2006. Such childminders are encouraged to voluntarily register their service with their local City or County Childcare Committee (CCC).
Pobal has provided a table which gives details of those childminders, not subject to the Regulations, but who have voluntarily notified their service to the CCC in 2014.
No. of Childminders Reported to Pobal by City and County Childcare Committees in 2014
|
CCC (County) |
Voluntarily notified to the CCC |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
18 |
|
Dublin City |
56 |
|
Fingal |
20 |
|
South Dublin |
24 |
|
Kildare |
76 |
|
Laois |
0 |
|
Longford |
13 |
|
Meath |
0 |
|
Offaly |
0 |
|
Westmeath |
0 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
|
Donegal |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
9 |
|
Louth |
25 |
|
Monaghan |
31 |
|
Wicklow |
69 |
|
Carlow |
17 |
|
Kilkenny |
15 |
|
North Tipperary |
0 |
|
South Tipperary |
27 |
|
Waterford |
0 |
|
Wexford |
16 |
|
Cork County |
66 |
|
Kerry |
50 |
|
Limerick |
15 |
|
Clare |
32 |
|
Galway |
54 |
|
Mayo |
57 |
|
Roscommon |
11 |
|
Sligo |
21 |
|
Cork City |
26 |
|
Totals |
749 |
