Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left) | Oireachtas source

Some 0.2% of GDP in this country is allocated for early years services by comparison with an average of 0.8% across the OECD. Does the Minister accept that the early years services model, dating from the Administration of Fianna Fáil, is not acceptable, and will he deal with the issue? Should a lot more money not be devoted to early intervention and child care?

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