Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

I will make inquiries about that. I understand the committee will report on it shortly. For a positive decision to be taken, we would have to be satisfied that the demand for such a facility would justify the capital expenditure because it would involve not only premises but equipment etc. We would also want to be satisfied that its operation would be self-financing as the other six State crèches, provided under the Civil Service provision of crèche scheme, are expected to be.

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