Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 May 2022
313. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of the €316.6 million provided for early childhood care and education programme and access and inclusion model preschools in line B.3 of the revised estimate for 2022, including ECCE pay and ECCE non-pay, access and inclusion model and so on. [27085/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table provides a breakdown of the €316.6 million in subhead B.3 of the Revised Estimates for 2022.
|
Revised Estimates |
Total |
|
ECCE Programme Funding |
272,600 |
|
ECCE AIM Programme Funding |
33,000 |
|
ECCE Programme Support Payments (PSP) |
11,000 |
Funding under the ECCE Programme is paid on the basis of capitation and is not broken down by pay and non-pay costs.
However, the Independent Review of the Cost of Providing Quality Childcare Services in Ireland, published in 2020, found that pay costs account for approximately 70% of the total cost of delivering ELC across all services, with non-pay costs accounting for the remainder. This is in line with delivery costs in other jurisdictions.
