Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It will be published shortly, before the budget. It is very detailed and is the blueprint I asked the group to provide for the development of the early years sector. I thank the people who put such work into it.

It is a high level policy recommendation. After that, we need an implementation plan and commitment to it. There will be a consultation day. The group was only set up last year and it was always going to take a year to do its work. I have just received the report and I will publish it shortly.

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