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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Questions (1103)

Cathal Crowe

Question:

1103. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in receipt of the after-school childcare scheme in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1471/22]

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The After-School Childcare Programme  (ASCP) was administered and funded by my Department as part of the Community Childcare Subvention Programme (CCSP).  The CCSP closed to new entrants in November 2019, on the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme.   

The ASCP provided up to one year of afterschool care for primary school children for certain categories of working parents/guardians and parents/guardians on certain employment programmes , based on eligibility criteria provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. 

Parents taking part in Community Employment programmes received funding for after school care under the Community Employment Childcare After-School Childcare (CEC AS) another subvention programme under the CCSP.  The CEC AS closed to new entrants in 2019, on the introduction of the NCS.

Table 1 below sets out outlines all children registered for ASCC for the years 2016 - 2019 inclusive.

Table 2 below sets out outlines all children registered for CEC AS for the years 2016 - 2019 inclusive.

Table 1

Programme Call

Programme Year

Unique Children attending in Co. Clare

ASCC 2016

2016/17

36

ASCC 2017

2017/18

6

ASCC 2018

2018/19

1

Table 2 

Programme Call

Programme Year

Unique Children attending in Co. Clare

CEC 2016 (AS)

2016/17

37

CEC 2017 (AS)

2017/18

31

CEC 2018 (AS)

2018/19

24

CEC 2019 (AS)

2019/20

14

CEC (AS) Saver Programme 2020

2020/21

3

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