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

There is capacity. Some of it has been taken up. Since the introduction and the announcement of the scheme, people who have been holding back sending their children to preschool, hoping to save the one year available up until now to start in September 2016, have availed of it. Over 5,000 extra children are now in the early childhood care and education programme as a consequence of the Government's decision already. Several initiatives have been taken to support the sector and build up extra capacity.

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