James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have made it very clear from where the information comes. The results of a capacity study came through in December 2014 and the Deputy knows what they are. As I have told him, there are 24,000 vacancies in early years services across the country, of which almost 13,000 are in sectional services. The Deputy also alluded to a mapping process.

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