Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 September 2016

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Ceisteanna (262)

Anne Rabbitte

Ceist:

262. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the €16 million provided in budget 2016 to create an additional 3,200 full-time equivalent community childcare subvention, CCS, and community childcare subvention private, CCSP, child care places that has been recouped from the Department or Pobal from providers to date in 2016; and the number of additional places this has lead to in both schemes. [27604/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not currently available in my Department in the format requested. However, I have requested Pobal who administers the scheme on my Department’s behalf to provide the information which will be supplied to the Deputy no later than 10 working days. I have asked my officials follow up on this to ensure delivery as a matter of urgency.

The referred reply under Standing Order 42A was forwarded to the Deputy.