I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together.
I am not familiar with the specific €1.5m increase that the Deputy has referred to. On Budget day I announced that €2.6m of additional funding had been secured to promote quality and support the delivery of the Early Years Learning and School Aged Childcare programmes.
This additional €2.6m was allocated to the following areas:
Description
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2019Allocation€m
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2020 Allocation€m
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2020 Change in allocation€m
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Better Start Early Years Specialists
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€7.9
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€9.7
|
€1.8
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CCC Administration
|
€11.3
|
€11.8
|
€0.5
|
Childminding Initiatives
|
€0.5
|
€0.9
|
€0.4
|
Workforce Development
|
€0.0
|
€0.2
|
€0.2
|
Public Consultations (Consultation costs now captured at Subhead level)
|
€0.1
|
€0.0
|
-€0.1
|
Delivery Supports (Reduction in relation to once-off expenditure in 2019)
|
€0.3
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€0.1
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-€0.2
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Totals
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€20.1
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€22.7
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€2.6
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