Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I also want to raise the issue of childcare. I and a number of Deputies in the constituency of Cork North Central met Northside Community Enterprises in the past. We continue to liaise with it. The issue is that the old provider, the voluntary service, withdrew its childcare provision from four or five childcare services on the north side of Cork city. The old committee had run its course. The difficulty is that for the new committee to meet the regulations and standards, an investment of €350,000 in the building will be required. It is willing to put in some of its own resources but there is a fairly large shortfall in terms of getting the service up to standard. To be fair, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, is aware of this. He is working on a new capital scheme for new enterprises. We need this in place by September. I cannot stress the urgent need to get the project up and running.

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