Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised)

6:15 pm

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

We will review the eligibility criteria for the community child care subvention, CCS, and child care employment and training support scheme, CETS, in the course of 2014. I have identified this as a priority because the schemes need to be reviewed. The Department is also developing, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection, a new child care initiative which will provide 1,800 places for people on community employment schemes. Having additional child care places available for those who are engaged in community employment will be of assistance to parents. I believe the demand for places will come from this area. A cap was applied to the number of places available in the past.

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