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Childcare Costs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2020

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Questions (232)

Pauline Tully

Question:

232. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the funding available in the childminding development grant; the number of applications received to date in 2020; the amount of funding approved by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/20]

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The total funding that was available for the 2020 Childminder Development Grant round, which has now closed to applicants, was €250,000. The Childminder Development Grant provides up to €1,000 to assist childminders who are providing a childminding service in their own homes, to enhance quality and safety in the service through the purchase of small capital items, equipment, toys or minor adaptation costs. It may also give financial assistance to new or prospective childminders with their initial set-up costs.

This year’s round sees a significant increase in the number of childminders who have been approved to receive the Childminder Development Grant in 2020, with 202 childminders awarded grants this year, a 50% increase from 2019, and a total value of €190,543.

The amount of funding provided in each county is listed below:

City/County Childcare Committee area

No. of Successful Applications

Funding Approved

Carlow

4

€4,000

Cavan

8

€7,872

Clare

9

€6,811

Cork County

14

€13,124

Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown

2

€2,000

Donegal

5

€4,892

Dublin City

7

€6,705

Dublin South

5

€4,624

Fingal

6

€4,733

Galway

16

€15,194

Kerry

9

€8,374

Kildare

4

€4,000

Kilkenny

4

€3,204

Laois

3

€2,550

Leitrim

4

€4,000

Limerick

13

€12,989

Longford

2

€2,000

Louth

4

€3,765

Mayo

16

€15,407

Meath

13

€12,647

Monaghan

4

€4,000

Offaly

5

€4,900

Roscommon

3

€3,000

Sligo

8

€7,567

Tipperary

11

€10,909

Waterford

5

€4,868

Westmeath

4

€3,215

Wexford

5

€4,873

Wicklow

9

€8,320

Total

202

€190,543

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