My Department announced a major funding package to facilitate the reopening of childcare facilities from 29 June, which includes two Covid-19 funding programmes for services which are reopening, the Reopening Support Payment, and the Covid-19 Re-opening capital grant, in addition to the resumption of DCYA funding programmes and a continuation of the TWSS.
Figures are set out below for the reopening support payments and the capital grants, on a county basis.
Re-opening Support Payment, details as of 17 July 2020.
County
|
-
|
-
|
€
|
Kilkenny
|
50
|
49
|
€199,192.00
|
Laois
|
52
|
52
|
€200,000.00
|
Leitrim
|
24
|
24
|
€85,000.00
|
Limerick
|
106
|
105
|
€371,364.00
|
Longford
|
17
|
17
|
€92,500.00
|
Louth
|
61
|
61
|
€223,833.00
|
Mayo
|
69
|
68
|
€186,153.00
|
Meath
|
116
|
115
|
€424,000.00
|
Monaghan
|
36
|
35
|
€163,461.00
|
Offaly
|
37
|
37
|
€126,000.00
|
Roscommon
|
36
|
36
|
€139,961.00
|
Sligo
|
44
|
44
|
€180,670.00
|
Tipperary
|
98
|
98
|
€374,419.00
|
Waterford
|
51
|
51
|
€199,000.00
|
Westmeath
|
45
|
44
|
€185,213.00
|
Wexford
|
77
|
77
|
€299,107.00
|
Wicklow
|
92
|
92
|
€254,508.00
|
Totals
|
2,391
|
2,376
|
€8,853,235.00
|
The number of childcare facilities that have applied for the Covid-19 Capital Grant, the number of successful applications and the funding granted per county are:
County
|
Capital Applications Submitted
|
Capital Applications Approved
|
Capital
Total Paid
|
Carlow
|
38
|
38
|
€133,500.00
|
Cavan
|
50
|
50
|
€173,500.00
|
Clare
|
94
|
94
|
€260,000.00
|
Cork
|
274
|
274
|
€852,000.00
|
Donegal
|
115
|
115
|
€362,000.00
|
Dublin
|
668
|
668
|
€2,187,000.00
|
Galway
|
180
|
180
|
€553,500.00
|
Kerry
|
87
|
87
|
€284,000.00
|
Kildare
|
104
|
104
|
€362,500.00
|
Kilkenny
|
57
|
57
|
€185,500.00
|
Laois
|
62
|
62
|
€187,500.00
|
Leitrim
|
28
|
28
|
€92,000.00
|
Limerick
|
128
|
128
|
€414,000.00
|
Longford
|
25
|
25
|
€94,000.00
|
Louth
|
74
|
74
|
€244,000.00
|
Mayo
|
84
|
84
|
€236,000.00
|
Meath
|
142
|
142
|
€457,500.00
|
Monaghan
|
39
|
39
|
€150,500.00
|
Offaly
|
43
|
43
|
€136,000.00
|
Roscommon
|
35
|
35
|
€113,000.00
|
Sligo
|
49
|
49
|
€155,500.00
|
Tipperary
|
123
|
122
|
€364,500.00
|
Waterford
|
60
|
60
|
€196,000.00
|
Westmeath
|
49
|
49
|
€178,500.00
|
Wexford
|
80
|
80
|
€277,500.00
|
Wicklow
|
114
|
114
|
€317,500.00
|
Totals
|
2,802
|
2,801
|
€8,967,500.00
|
There are still a number of applications at draft stage which applicants have not yet submitted. The details above lists those submitted, approved and paid as at 17/07/2020.