Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
55. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if there is a timeline in place for the implementation of the Workplace Relation Commission agreement of August 2019 between SIPTU and city and county childcare committees; if funding will be provided in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31097/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraOfficials of my Department are reviewing the Workplace Relations Commission's consideration of the pay rates of the managers of the City and County Childcare Committees.
The City and County Childcare Committees, or CCCs, are one of the key support mechanisms of my Department, and I want to acknowledge the important role they play in providing vital support and guidance to early learning and care and school age childcare providers and to parents. The CCCs act as my Department's local agents throughout the country.
In 2005 the Minister for Finance sanctioned the rates payable to CCC managers as comparable to the rates applicable in the Local Authorities for Grade 6. Officials from my Department have been engaging with representatives from the CCCs, including both manager and Board of Management representatives, and their union representatives, in relation to a proposal for a review of the grading of CCC managers.
