Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I will move on to another topic, that of childcare and, in particular, the sustainability fund. Smaller providers, in particular, are people who are only involved in the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme. We hear that quite a lot of providers are teetering on the edge, especially the smaller providers who are uniquely involved in ECCE. On the Department's case management and its engagement with the county childcare committees, has it provided those committees with very specific information for those smaller providers to engage with the sustainability fund?