Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I get that. The chief executive mentioned the child care sector earlier. We are in a situation whereby thousands of people who are minding children at home will potentially not be able to benefit from the tax incentives, grants or whatever. I would hate to see the sector over-regulated and, as a result, people would walk away from the profession while hundreds of millions of euro of taxpayers' money are going into this area. It is a difficulty. I can see where the Department is coming from. Let us see how the Department wades through matters to find a solution, because this aspect could be one of the main sticking points.
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