Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This is why we have this range of research which is being undertaken now. The funding model research is particularly important because it is looking at what happens in other European countries and how we can use State investment to target and reward providers and specifically reward staff who have higher levels of qualifications. This is essential. We are not just looking at the unit costs from the Crowe review in isolation. We are looking at that as one measure of unit cost but we are also looking at how we can target State spending to get good outcomes, both in terms of good wages for staff and in ensuring providers are sustainable, there is continued investment in the wider sector and childcare professionals are adequately resourced for the difficult and important work they do.

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