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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to a scheme to discount commercial rates for child care service providers as part of the ongoing efforts to make child care more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8824/18]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: I welcome and thank members and the Minister. They are very welcome to the Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. The Dáil referred the affordable child care Bill 2017 to our committee on 1 February. Today's meeting of the select committee will consider the Bill on Committee Stage and report back to the Dáil. Before proceeding with the business, I remind members and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: Correct.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: At a later stage.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: I concur with Deputy Mitchell. I think for us to get involved in matters of such importance to the organisation would predetermine them. While I have the greatest of respect for members, a question might be asked in a particular way and answered in a particular way that might prejudice Scouting Ireland's internal findings on the matter. Once a copy of the child protection policy within...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: I note full attendance and I thank the Deputies for their attendance. I intend to try to conclude business on this matter this afternoon. For the information of members, the following amendments are being grouped for the purposes of debate: amendments Nos. 1, 2, 6 and 22; amendments Nos. 5 and 9; amendments Nos. 8 and 26; amendments Nos. 11 and 32; amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, and...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 6 and 22 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 5 and 9 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 8 and 26 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: For the purposes of the amendment to the Bill, the answer is "no".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: For the purposes of illustration, I refer the Deputy to line 25 of the Bill which the Minister has kindly read into the record.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: That is fine. Is the amendment agreed?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: We are voting on Deputy Funchion's amendment, which is amendment No. 10. The Minister has inferred it is already in the Bill on page 1, line 25.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: It is in the Bill. We are voting on amendment No. 10 from the Sinn Féin members.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: The Minister said it is already contained in the Bill in section 1.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: The interpretation-----

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: I accept the point.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: I will provide the information to which Deputy Neville is entitled.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: Yes.