Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the work of the county child care committees, which carry out excellent work around the country and will be involved in this. An expression of interest form will be circulated in early January to the county child care committees for onward transmission to all the sets providers in each county child care committee area to establish their interest in participating in the extended sets programme.

It must be noted that because of the changing employment situation in the past number of years, there have been vacancies in some services. There has been a change in child care provision of which I am sure the Deputy is aware through visiting centres. I do not intend to increase the administrative support and I believe it can work with existing resources.

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