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National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: He is not here yet, Deputy, if you wish to continue.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (2 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 185. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the budget in regard to parental supports across areas (details supplied); and the breakdown of costs for 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [30223/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (3 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 311. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the costs of his Department’s budget for the provision of after school in early years and childcare in tabular form. [30276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (3 Jun 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: 320. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the ABC and the PPFS programmes; and the breakdown on spend on these programmes in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [30392/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Will Senator McGreehan confirm she is in Leinster House?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thanks very much, Senator. Does anybody want to come in on those? First, Ms Quinn.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thanks. Ms Orbinski Burke was looking to come in.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Ms Walsh, are you looking to come in?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thanks. Ms Heeney also has indicated.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thanks. Ms Lane, did you want to come in?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Thanks. We are moving on then to Senator Seery Kearney. Senator, can you confirm your location too, please?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Does the Senator want to hear from everybody?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: The next speaker is Deputy Ward. Could he confirm his location?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Ms Quinn indicated in the last round so I will let her in first. Witnesses should indicate now if they want to come in on this issue.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I call Ms Heeney and Ms Walsh. As there probably were some questions earlier that they did not get to address, they can do so together now.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I am going to start with Ms Lane because she had indicated earlier. Then we will hear from Ms Burke, Ms Quinn and Ms Byrne. Can they please be brief in their responses?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: I was going to ask Ms Orbinski Burke to respond first but there seems to be a technical issue with her connection. I will go instead to Ms Heeney.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: We have some additional time. Do members of the committee or witnesses feel there was something they would have liked to have come in on but did not get the opportunity to do so? I call Ms Burke first and then Ms Lane.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: Before I wrap it up, I have one basic question. I know there are approximately 80 registered childminders, but what is the approximate number of children who are being cared for by childminders, even anecdotally? Do any of the witnesses from the organisations know this? They can send on the information if they do not have it to hand.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kathleen Funchion: In general, is there an approximate number? I know we do not know exactly. We know there are 80 childminders registered but is there a rough idea, even anecdotally, of how many children are being looked after by childminders?