Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
561. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of capital funding that was awarded to child care facilities in each county under strand 1, 2 and 3 of the capital funding scheme, respectively. [3313/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn 2017, Early Years Capital funding was made available to childcare providers in a competitive process under three distinct strands.
Early Years Capital Strand 1 comprised individual grants up to a total value of €50,000 for the creation of new childcare places. To date the total amount of capital funding allocated under this strand nationally is €4,297,743 making up 91 separate grants.
Early Years Capital Strand 2 comprised individual grants up to a total value of €20,000 for the essential maintenance and repair of community childcare services. To date the total amount of capital funding allocated under this strand is € 2,128,589, making up 131 separate grants.
Early Years Capital Strand 3 provided individual grants up to a total value of €5,000 for the creation of natural outdoor play areas. To date the total amount of capital funding allocated under this strand is €2,135,752, making up 463 separate grants.
Please see attached breakdown of Early Years capital funding allocated by county and by strand per county.
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EYC 2017 |
Strand 1 |
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Strand 2 |
|
Strand 3 |
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|
County |
Number of facilities |
Value € |
Number of facilities |
Value € |
Number of facilities |
Value € |
Total Funding per County |
|
Carlow |
1 |
50,000.00 |
1 |
19,919.25 |
9 |
43,724.27 |
113,644 |
|
Cavan |
3 |
150,000.00 |
1 |
20,000.00 |
5 |
24,394.01 |
194,394 |
|
Clare |
4 |
199,604.87 |
9 |
158,658.01 |
20 |
91,590.35 |
449,853 |
|
Cork |
5 |
223,449.05 |
10 |
161,051.88 |
52 |
236,292.97 |
620,794 |
|
Donegal |
4 |
183,677.87 |
5 |
89,015.30 |
9 |
44,247.67 |
316,941 |
|
Dublin City |
6 |
294,181.04 |
12 |
195,242.50 |
22 |
99,201.23 |
588,625 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
3 |
107,857.00 |
1 |
19,100.00 |
13 |
56,696.26 |
183,653 |
|
Fingal |
5 |
250,000.00 |
1 |
20,000.00 |
34 |
159,228.64 |
429,229 |
|
Galway |
5 |
226,838.59 |
9 |
146,408.02 |
36 |
163,464.12 |
536,711 |
|
Kerry |
2 |
88,750.00 |
11 |
186,252.48 |
13 |
61,847.78 |
336,850 |
|
Kildare |
|
- |
1 |
14,446.38 |
14 |
58,219.37 |
72,666 |
|
Kilkenny |
2 |
99,430.35 |
2 |
31,679.00 |
9 |
41,745.16 |
172,855 |
|
Laois |
2 |
85,844.20 |
3 |
54,553.84 |
7 |
31,311.36 |
171,709 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
91,583.67 |
2 |
28,117.00 |
2 |
9,999.00 |
129,700 |
|
Limerick |
7 |
329,431.70 |
5 |
74,624.30 |
19 |
90,338.78 |
494,395 |
|
Longford |
4 |
199,928.00 |
5 |
77,015.00 |
2 |
10,000.00 |
286,943 |
|
Louth |
4 |
198,897.90 |
3 |
47,314.00 |
15 |
67,222.23 |
313,434 |
|
Mayo |
4 |
178,043.00 |
4 |
66,956.53 |
18 |
81,926.52 |
326,926 |
|
Meath |
5 |
240,091.94 |
4 |
80,000.00 |
26 |
124,891.32 |
444,983 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
100,000.00 |
7 |
115,344.00 |
6 |
27,774.18 |
243,118 |
|
Offaly |
2 |
95,266.64 |
1 |
13,255.00 |
10 |
46,908.27 |
155,430 |
|
Roscommon |
2 |
100,000.00 |
6 |
86,480.37 |
12 |
59,746.94 |
246,227 |
|
Sligo |
1 |
49,821.44 |
4 |
58,346.43 |
3 |
14,187.21 |
122,355 |
|
South Dublin |
2 |
93,124.44 |
2 |
38,182.28 |
24 |
106,796.56 |
238,103 |
|
Tipperary |
3 |
147,329.00 |
5 |
69,513.61 |
33 |
151,831.33 |
368,674 |
|
Waterford |
3 |
148,471.00 |
6 |
104,877.09 |
8 |
37,137.72 |
290,486 |
|
Westmeath |
4 |
190,941.00 |
2 |
22,299.83 |
7 |
33,490.73 |
246,732 |
|
Wexford |
2 |
84,020.75 |
5 |
73,205.77 |
12 |
56,315.49 |
213,542 |
|
Wicklow |
2 |
91,159.46 |
4 |
56,730.50 |
23 |
105,222.67 |
253,113 |
