Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2020
580. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of personnel employed as childminding advisory officers; and the locations in which they are based. [24743/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are 6 personnel employed as Childminding Development Officers to support work with childminders at a regional and local level. The positions are hosted in the Cavan, Cork, Fingal, Galway, Kilkenny and Westmeath County Childcare Committees. However, the posts are regional in scope, and each of the 6 Childminding Development Officers provides support to a number of City and County Childcare Committees in a region. Together, therefore, they offer full national coverage of support for the work that each City and County Childcare Committee does to support childminders in its county / city area. The Childminding Development Officer posts were first introduced in 2019 to help the City and County Childcare Committees to support childminders to meet regulatory requirements and register with Tusla, and to support implementation of the forthcoming Childminding Action Plan.
