With regard to child care, the Government invested some €1 billion over the past decade in developing a child care infrastructure. As a result of this, some 65,000 child care places will be in place this year. A revised community child care subvention scheme is due to be introduced in September 2010. This new scheme will have a labour activation focus and will strengthen child care supports available to lone parents. Importantly for lone parents, after-school services and homework clubs will be included in the services provided.

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