Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 May 2022
150. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 4 May 2022, the anticipated breakdown of the €70 million allocation by year and by Early Learning and Childcare Investment project, namely on modernisation, new capacity and first five initiatives in tabular form. [26895/22]
View answerDuring 2021, my Department successfully secured €70m in the revised National Development Plan (NDP) allocation. This will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare during 2023-2025. Investment under the NDP will consist of three pillars: (1) Modernisation, (2) New Capacity and (2) First 5 Initiatives.
It is proposed that the €70m allocation will be apportioned across schemes as follows:
|
Pillar |
Total |
|
Modernisation |
€10m |
|
New Capacity |
€45m |
|
First Five Initiatives |
€15m |
Funding for Pillar 1 amounting to €10m will be disbursed in 2023, to be followed by Pillars 2 and 3 from 2024 onwards.
Further information on the Department’s NDP allocation and the application process will be communicated to the sector in the near future.
