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

I take the point about the level of inspection to which this sector is subject. Given we are dealing with our most vulnerable and youngest citizens, it is appropriate our standards are high and inspected. Nevertheless, it is an issue I hear about in my constituency from childcare providers. In the context of the work we are doing to look at the overall architecture of the sector and the idea of a childcare agency, there is the opportunity to consider issues such as the multiplicity of inspection points rather than the standards themselves and to see whether any condensing can be done that would maintain standards but also remove some of the burden from childcare providers.

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