Chris Andrews (Dublin South East, Fianna Fail)

I believe the child care providers in the State are very good, particularly community child care providers. They provide quality child care to our children right across the community. A former Labour Party handler stated recently that any savings made from the cuts to the early child care supplement should be ring-fenced for funding quality half-day preschool places for every child for the year prior to joining primary school. He said that on Wednesday, 25 March 2009. Mr. Fergus Finlay and Barnardos have been very successful.

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