Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Exactly. It will be a universal payment. It will be very quickly determined that an application is correct and a subsidy will be offered depending on the length of time for which the child is to be put into the child care centre. As members are aware, the targeted aspect of the scheme is increasing and will ultimately be determined by the net income threshold level. Information and calculations will need to be received from the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners. It might take more time to calculate this from the beginning of September because it might need to be done manually in the initial stages. It is possible that the relevant part of the information technology infrastructure will not be fully, rigorously and completely tested at that stage to enable us to know it is right and will be good for everyone. That is what I am saying