Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

In child care, there is a specific budget within the overall budget for training. I do not want to prejudge the outcome of the review but child care will occupy a significant and important place with regard to both training opportunities for employment in both the public and private sector and in terms of delivery to a local community where access to good quality child care and after school care may be essential to facilitate people such as lone parents. I cannot give the Deputy the numbers now, because the review is in progress, but the provision of places for particular categories is an important element of the review.

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