Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
655. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding for after-school care for infants will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25856/17]
View answerMy Department provides funding for childcare services, which includes support for after school childcare services. An interdepartmental group chaired by my Department with officials from the Department of Education and Skills, finalised an Action Plan for School Age Childcare which was published in early March 2017. Under the plan, capital funding of €3m is being made available by my Department in 2017 to support increased capacity for the provision of school age childcare, as well as for improving the quality of the service provided by existing school age childcare services. The closing date for receipt of applications under this programme (via Pobal) was 17th May 2017 and the applications received are currently being evaluated.
From the information provided by the Deputy, my Officials were unable to ascertain if an application for funding under this programme was received from this school.
