Joan Freeman (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It was really fantastic to hear about this programme. My view is probably coloured a little because it is 20 or 30 years since I was parenting young children. In the good old days, to use that awful expression, there was no such scheme as the one under discussion. My view has also been coloured because this is really the first time I have heard about the scheme fully. It sounds remarkable. I ask the Minister to forgive my question if it is irrelevant. I am just dropping in at this very late stage. We all know about rental issues in respect of rent and subsidisation. There was an awful statement from landlords that those in receipt of a rent allowance should not apply to become a tenant. Could that possibly happen with the child care facilities, in that they might cherry-pick the children they want to attend?