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

Alan Farrell: The questions are more appropriate for section 13. I understand where the Deputy is coming from.

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

Alan Farrell: In fairness to the Deputy, it is the Clerk to the Committee who has been very helpful. This aspect is referred to in section 15 as well.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment No. 27 in the names of Deputies Denise Mitchell and Kathleen Funchion has been ruled out of order as it would make automatic provision for the retention of supports for the remainder of the year without the need to reapply, potentially causing increased costs and thus a charge on the Exchequer.

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

Alan Farrell: How stands the amendment?

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment No. 29 is in the names of Deputies Mitchell and Funchion.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment No. 30 has been discussed already with amendment No. 12.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment No. 31 is in the names of Deputies Mitchell, Funchion and Rabbitte. I will call Deputy Rabbitte after Deputy Mitchell's contribution.

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

Alan Farrell: For clarity, the Minister is accepting amendment No. 31 but it might need to be looked at on Report Stage.

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

Alan Farrell: The problem is not with the sentiment but with the legal wording.

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

Alan Farrell: The Minister is accepting the amendment but with the proviso that she might have to look at its wording, as opposed to its sentiment, on Report Stage.

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

Alan Farrell: I will leave it to the members. It is their amendment.

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

Alan Farrell: Are the Deputies withdrawing the amendment?

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

Alan Farrell: Okay.

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

Alan Farrell: I heard that Deputy Sherlock.

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

Alan Farrell: Exactly. Well said. The amendment is withdrawn and will be revisited by the Minister with advice on Report Stage.

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

Alan Farrell: Amendment No. 32 has already been discussed with amendment No. 11.

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

Alan Farrell: As the Bill has now completed Committee Stage it is recommended that members submit Report Stage amendments to the Bills Office without delay as Report Stage may be taken at short notice. I thank the members and the Minister for the speed with which we have managed to get through this. It took less than an hour and a half.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Message to Dáil (27 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the Childcare Support Bill 2017 and has made amendments thereto. I thank the Minister and her officials. The meeting is adjourned until 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 7 March when the select committee will consider the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (28 Feb 2018)

Alan Farrell: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the opportunities available for local groups to become involved with the European Year of Cultural Heritage; the funding available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9880/18]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Alan Farrell: On a point of order, the Ceann Comhairle suggested that I cannot have input on the Order of Business in respect of the decision of the all-party Business Committee.