Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 November 2019
571. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional allocation of €1.5milllion provided in budget 2020 for early years supports; and the areas to which the funding will be directed in tabular form. [47125/19]
View answer572. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget for the early years services supports; and the types of supports and associated cost with same in tabular form. [47126/19]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together.
I am not familiar with the specific €1.5m increase that the Deputy has referred to. On Budget day I announced that €2.6m of additional funding had been secured to promote quality and support the delivery of the Early Years Learning and School Aged Childcare programmes.
This additional €2.6m was allocated to the following areas:
|
Description |
2019Allocation€m |
2020 Allocation€m |
2020 Change in allocation€m |
|
Better Start Early Years Specialists |
€7.9 |
€9.7 |
€1.8 |
|
CCC Administration |
€11.3 |
€11.8 |
€0.5 |
|
Childminding Initiatives |
€0.5 |
€0.9 |
€0.4 |
|
Workforce Development |
€0.0 |
€0.2 |
€0.2 |
|
Public Consultations (Consultation costs now captured at Subhead level) |
€0.1 |
€0.0 |
-€0.1 |
|
Delivery Supports (Reduction in relation to once-off expenditure in 2019) |
€0.3 |
€0.1 |
-€0.2 |
|
Totals |
€20.1 |
€22.7 |
€2.6 |
