Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2022
391. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to increase funding by 10% of the existing sustainability fund for childcare providers. [38493/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department oversees a Case Management process through which local CCCs and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to early learning and care and school age care services.
Where there are financial difficulties that contribute to the issues that services are faced wtih, Sustainability Funding can accessed through Case Management under a number of different strands. Sustainability Funding is currently available for community services presenting with sustainability issues following a financial assessment by Pobal.
A new strand will be available in the autumn which will be open to both private for-profit services and community not-for-profit services that are signed up to Core Funding.
In Budget 2022, €2.15 million has been allocated for Sustainability Funding.
The cost of increasing the funding in the existing Sustainability Fund by 10% would result in the existing budget rising to €2.365m.
