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

I thank the Deputy. We should be able to find a way to address this issue and bring in some more capacity, recognising that any premises put forward must meet the requirements of Tusla. The latter has a process and I will ask it to expedite that process in terms of the early years inspectorate. I am willing to help as much as I can but we cannot break the relevant criteria in respect of child safety. I acknowledge that neither the Deputy nor any of the childcare providers that are stepping up are suggesting we do so. We will continue working to see whether we can bring forward solutions.

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