Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy's question was about me working as hard as I can to increase investment in early years provision. I am committed to doing that and I will do that. I have met with child care providers and county child care committees in the past couple of months and I have supported them in their efforts to advocate and organise. They are amazing individuals. The challenges are to invest to ensure they are properly paid and so that we can expand as we need to. We also need to invest to provide the resources for ongoing learning. There are different aspects to the matter of looking for additional moneys.

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