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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: It will be paid to every parent who has child care costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I would like to ask a question about the 20,000 people with no qualifications who are minding children today. I refer to grandmothers, sisters, aunts and neighbours who have been minding children for years and years. Is it not correct to say we will need those people to provide child care into the future? How does this scheme propose to bring them into the system without requiring them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Deputy Ó Laoghaire will be followed by Senators Clifford-Lee, Devine and Freeman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Capital investment is an issue. Whether it is relevant to this Bill is another matter. Obtaining funding for facilities is certainly a significant issue. Another issue is that rental costs and mortgage costs are excluded in the assessment. The Minister might comment on the rationale for that. Consider the funding for 2018. In a full year, the funding is in the region of €150...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: It is envisaged in the legislation that the Minister will have the power to bring in regulations for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: That is my fault for not bringing him in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: As a default position, when things go wrong, one has to rely on paper but there is no plan to revert to a paper-based system in Pobal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I want to conclude with the witnesses. I ask Mr. Wolfe to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I am conscious that Senator Clifford-Lee probably did not get an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: It is a very valid point and one we have successfully flagged here. There is no difficulty with further engagement on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: The committee will deal directly with the officials on that. Deputy Ó Laoghaire asked about children in care and the impact of the 15 hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Their conditions would improve if they were in receipt of child care. I will give the last word to Deputy Anne Rabbitte. I ask her to be as brief as she can please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Can I be helpful? Just before Mr. Murphy answers that, I suggest that this is something we can come back to. Today is not the end of our deliberations on this. Today is not the end of this scheme or closing off any avenue. I appreciate that a tender has gone out and it is hoped to have a company appointed to do that. I suggest that Mr. Murphy can give his answer but very briefly. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: That is very welcome. I am sorry to be rushing it so much at the end. I thank all the witnesses for their engagement. From our perspective, the committee has agreed to do this pre-legislative stage today and try to examine it in detail as best we can. We are going to engage with other stakeholders after this. We will then ask the committee secretariat to do a report based on our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Thank you all very much for your engagement. We will go back into private session for a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I welcome the following witnesses: Ms Teresa Heeney, CEO, Early Childhood Ireland; Ms Amy McArdle, policy officer, ECI; Ms Valerie Gaynor, manager, Creative Kids; Ms Marian Quinn, chairperson, Association of Childhood Professionals; Ms Claire Woods and Mr. Eugene Waters, national representative group of city and county child care committees. We have received apologies from Mr. Mick Kenny,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank Ms Heeney. I invite Ms Quinn to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I must stop Ms Quinn. She is straying way beyond the scheme we are discussing. I thank her for her presentation. It has been circulated to members. I ask witnesses and members to please stay on course. We are here to discuss the proposed scheme. Notwithstanding the validity of the concern about the pay and conditions of workers in the service, that is not what we are here to discuss.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I know, but I am taking the decision as Chairman of the committee and I am going to stay on course regarding what we are here to discuss. As I have said, Deputy Funchion has volunteered her services as rapporteur to produce a report on the issue. The committee is interested in the issue and my chairing today does not take from that in any way, shape or form. We are operating to a time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank Mr. Waters. As Deputy Rabbitte is under pressure and must leave by 9.30 a.m., I will invite her to speak first. Then I will call on Deputy Jan O'Sullivan and Deputy Ó Laoghaire.