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

Restoring capitation rates is not good enough. The previous Government invested €500 million in the previous decade to ensure there would be sufficient spaces available in the sector. Will the Minister introduce capital funding to ensure we will have sufficient capacity in the sector? It is a welcome announcement, but I do not think it has been well thought out. Parents will face the real issue in September 2016 long after the general election.

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