Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 February 2022

Thursday, 10 February 2022

Questions (356)

Kathleen Funchion

Question:

356. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on the once-off reopening grant for centre-based providers. [7179/22]

Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

In June 2020, my Department announced a €75m package of funding to facilitate the reopening of early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services.

The funding package contained a number of significant elements including a once-off reopening support payment (RSP), which was an exceptional arrangement devised to support early learning and care and school aged childcare services in meeting the reopening guidelines after the compulsory COVID-19 closures in the period from March to June 2020.

A total of 4,035 ELC & SAC services were paid a total of €12,675.000 under the reopening support payment.