Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy answered the question. It is the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science with special responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, who will be co-ordinating with us on child care and education provision. He is ideally suited to it as he is also attached to the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Health and Children. With his own support structure in the newly enhanced Office of the Minister for Children, he will be the best person to co-ordinate that. It will be a direct role with the Department of Education and Science.

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