Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 May 2022
145. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a query raised by a person related to the provision of childcare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/22]
View answerMy Department’s main funding schemes to support families with the cost of early learning and childcare are the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme and the National Childcare Scheme (NCS).
The main eligibility requirements for these schemes are that the family must be resident in Ireland and the parent(s) and child must have a PPS number. Families living in Northern Ireland, as in the case referred to in the question, are not eligible for ECCE or the NCS.
