Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister for his reply and I concur that the supply side is now the area of most critical importance. We are talking of quality, accessible child care. I appreciate that the Minister cannot elaborate on whether the capital allowance relief will be addressed in the Government's forthcoming package of child care measures, because I presume that is part of what he intends announcing in the budget measures.

However, if it were the case that the Minister were not proposing to change this relief, accepting that the Minister will probably take a number of actions, would he consider attaching conditions, specifically putting a time limit on the capital allowance relief?

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