Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I take the Minister's word that her Department has had a huge level of contact with the child care committees but she qualified her reply in terms of the role they are providing in the general child care sector and the way they see it evolving over years. Regarding this particular pilot scheme, is the Minister satisfied that her Department had a high level of contact with the county child care committees? Will the Minister's Department engage fully with the county child care committees that are implementing these 500 places in the first pilot to ensure any teething problems with the second pilot are ironed out and there is full implementation of the scheme? Are there any time limits regarding the holiday weeks? How many holiday weeks will be allowed in a particular year?

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