Sandra McLellan
Question:183. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free after-school child care scheme. [29448/15]
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Questions (183, 184, 185)
Sandra McLellan
Question:184. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places that will be available under the free after-school child care scheme for the 38-week period of 2015-16, commencing in September 2015. [29449/15]
View answerSandra McLellan
Question:185. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the system in place for transporting children from school to after-school child care provided through the free after-school child care scheme; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the counties availing of the scheme and by the number of participants. [29450/15]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 to 185, inclusive, together.
The After-School Childcare (ASCC) programme provides after-school care for primary school children of eligible parents for a period of 52 weeks. Eligibility for the programme is determined by the Department of Social Protection. The programme contributes €40 per week for an after-school place or €80 per week in situations where the childcare service provides a pick-up service that collects the child from school. The programme also provides a full day care rate of €105 per week, for a maximum of 10 weeks, to cater for school holiday periods. In all cases, the maximum fee payable by parents is €15 per week per child.
This year 433 children are availing of the after-school programme with 339 of these children availing of a pick-up service. A breakdown of these figures on a county basis is shown on the attached table. Funding will be available to support a similar number of children next year but the numbers seeking support under the programme in 2015/2016 will only become evident as the school year progresses.
|
County |
Total Number of Children availing of ASCC per County |
Number of Children availing of ASCC Pick-up Service per County |
|
Carlow |
8 |
7 |
|
Cavan |
15 |
15 |
|
Clare |
14 |
13 |
|
Cork |
30 |
20 |
|
Donegal |
21 |
14 |
|
Dublin |
65 |
49 |
|
Galway |
28 |
23 |
|
Kerry |
15 |
12 |
|
Kildare |
29 |
21 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
6 |
|
Laois |
5 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
6 |
6 |
|
Limerick |
20 |
14 |
|
Longford |
14 |
13 |
|
Louth |
29 |
19 |
|
Mayo |
8 |
8 |
|
Meath |
23 |
19 |
|
Monaghan |
14 |
14 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
11 |
5 |
|
Sligo |
9 |
9 |
|
Tipperary |
14 |
10 |
|
Waterford |
17 |
15 |
|
Westmeath |
7 |
4 |
|
Wexford |
18 |
18 |
|
Wicklow |
3 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
433 |
339 |
All figures cover the current funding period 1 Sep 2014- 28 Aug 2015