Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a deficiency. If we are serious about encouraging people to make disclosures under Children First and the First 5 strategy, we must be able to provide support. One could argue that, if we had our current provisions ten years ago or even those we are about the introduce, the scenario we watched on television might not have arisen. That is a hypothetical question, but if we are to support this part of our childcare sector, which we are trying to do in other areas, then we must ensure that workers receive the support payments that we have designed for them when they do FETAC level 5 courses or higher. They must be protected in that regard.