Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is a large discrepancy in what childcare providers are paid per child between large and very small childcare providers. Large providers are paid more per child. Usually the opposite is the case, for example, in Department of Education capitation fees, because the more children there are in a school, the cheaper it is to heat the school, provide additional staff supports per child and so on. This significant difference has created a real risk of either corporatisation of childcare in Ireland or, at the very least, small-scale providers not being able to continue. Will that be addressed? I appreciate the matter does not fall under the Minister’s Department per sebut as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, he has an overview of public spending on matters like this. Will it be addressed?

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