Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023
643. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the flat rate paid to all sessional early years services; the number of services in receipt; and the total cost for 2021,2022 and 2023. [54456/23]
View answerThe number Early Learning and Care (ELC) providers that have entered into a funding agreement for ECCE only with my Department for the programme years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 is outlined in the table below.
A number of these services may also be offering childcare in a private capacity, without funding under other subsidy programmes funded by the Department.
The total values below are for the ECCE flat rate of €69 paid to providers and exclude higher capitation payments.
|
Programme Call |
Total Number ECCE services |
Total Value |
|
2022/23 |
1,215 |
€68,179,247 |
|
2021/22 |
1,588 |
€95,435,609 |
|
2020/21 |
1,692 |
€97,506,629 |
