Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020
531. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that have applied for an ECCE overage exemption; the number of children whose applications have been successful; and the number of children that have been unsuccessful for the overage exemption by county in tabular form. [39823/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not routinely record overage exemptions applications by county.
The table below outlines the number of overage exemption applications approved and the number declined since the 2017/18 programme year.
|
Programme year |
Number Approved |
Number Declined |
|
2017/18 |
533 |
20 |
|
2018/19 |
475 |
40 |
|
2019/20 |
534 |
81 |
|
2020/21 (to date) |
451 |
101 |
