Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1433. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 2790 of 24 July 2018, the number of early years educational settings participating in the ECCE programme in the Gaeltacht that are operating through the medium of Irish; and the number of children that attended these services from September 2017. [35602/18]
View answerAs I indicated in my reply to PQ No. 2790 of 24 July 2018, Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta (CNNG) provides administration support and training services for Irish-medium early childhood education and care services which includes naíonraí, crèches, breakfast clubs, afterschool services and parent and toddler groups in Gaeltacht regions.
During the 2017/2018 school year, CNNG supported 96 early-years services throughout the Gaeltacht. I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that, of the 96 services supported by CNNG during the 2017/2018 school year, 74 services benefited from the Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme (ECCE), with a total of 1,069 children benefiting under the scheme.
