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

Alan Farrell: Yes.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 11 and 32 have been grouped and will be discussed together.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, and amendment No. 30 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: Amendment No. 15 in the name of Deputy Rabbitte has been ruled out of order on the basis that it poses a potential charge on the Exchequer. The Deputy will be aware of that as that will have been brought to her attention.

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

Alan Farrell: It does and amendment No. 15 is the amendment in question.

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

Alan Farrell: Correct.

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

Alan Farrell: Does any other member wish to contribute? In that case, from my perspective, given the nature of what Deputy Rabbitte is trying to achieve in her amendment, I wonder whether a definition change within the Bill enabling the Intreo scheme, although obviously in a different Department, might resolve the issue the Deputy has highlighted and whether that might be considered because it is an...

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

Alan Farrell: I will call Deputy Sherlock and then Deputy Rabbitte.

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

Alan Farrell: We would not want to pass a prescriptive section with unintended consequences. This has happened in the past, regrettably. It is important to thrash these things out. I thank the Minister.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive, 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. 20, 21 and 23 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

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

Alan Farrell: There is no proviso in the actual amendment, but members may revisit it.

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

Alan Farrell: Yes, it is.

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

Alan Farrell: Do members have any comments or contributions on this amendment?

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment No. 25 seeks to automatically extend financial support to the end of scheme year if a person has received three months support, potentially increasing financial support provided. It has been ruled out of order on this basis. The Deputy may speak on the section if she so wishes.

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

Alan Farrell: On section 14, Deputy Sherlock.

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

Alan Farrell: As no other members wish to comment, I call the Minister.

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

Alan Farrell: I know where Deputy Sherlock is coming from on this matter.

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

Alan Farrell: The Deputy's questions are more appropriate for section 13.

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

Alan Farrell: I accept the point made by Deputy Sherlock.