Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The national childcare scheme comes into effect on Wednesday. I encourage people to apply. People who already receive childcare subsidies will see their subsidies increased and some parents will qualify for childcare for the first time. We will have to see how things pan out in the next couple of weeks. As the Deputy's queries are very specific, I suggest she raise them directly with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

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