Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 April 2017
380. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the yearly cost of increasing the capitation rates paid to ECCE childcare providers by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% and 10% respectively, in tabular form. [19098/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe actual cost of this proposal would be subject to a number of factors including actual levels of participation, and the number of children subvented at the 'higher capitation' rate- costs increase as the number of higher qualified staff increase. At current levels of uptake and capitation rates the cost per 1 percent increase would be approximately €2.8m; taking all at the higher capitation rate, this would approach €3m.
|
Percentage Increase |
Cost |
|
0 |
279m (total) |
|
1 |
2.8 |
|
2 |
5.6m |
|
3 |
8.4m |
|
4 |
11.2m |
|
5 |
14m |
|
6 |
16.8m |
|
7 |
19.6m |
|
8 |
22.4m |
|
9 |
25.2m |
|
10 |
28m |
