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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Staff (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1441. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 835 and 837 of 7 March 2017 and 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated full-year cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour at the current 38 week term; and the estimated cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour for 41 and 44 weeks of the year,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1442. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €10.60 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35917/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1443. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €10.70 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1444. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €10.80 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35919/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1445. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €10.90 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35920/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1446. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €11 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35921/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1447. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €11.10 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35922/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1448. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €11.20 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35923/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1449. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €11.30 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35924/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1450. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, the estimated cost per year of the ACS in the event that the wage rate for educators is revised from the current proposed wage rate for level 5 educators to €11.40 an hour; and the corresponding increases for level 6 and 7 educators. [35925/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1452. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 23 May 2017, if a decision was made to raise subsidy rates proportionally to reflect a rise in wages to €11.50 to educators qualified to level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications, €13.00 for level 6 educators and €14.75 for level 7 educators; and if employers...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (26 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1457. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the child care sector, by qualification level, or working grade. [36093/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I congratulate the Minister and wish her well in her role. I start by agreeing with Deputies Ó Laoghaire and Rabbitte. In fairness, the Minister has done a great deal of work in the area and she is very genuine and sincere about what she wants to achieve. It is not an easy task. On the issue around the danger of 21 August, it is somewhat ironic that it is the date chosen given that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (12 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 404. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the €132 million to be spent on measures for child care in the zero to six months, six months to three years of age, and after school care categories respectively, in tabular form; and when these payments will commence. [33236/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (12 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 405. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children estimated to receive a subsidy for each of the amounts (details supplied) per hour, per week under the 2017 extended childcare scheme measures; and the cost associated with each of these separate categories of children once implemented. [33237/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (11 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 656 of 23 May 2017, the estimated number of children for the targeted scheme between six months and three years of age for 2017 (details supplied). [32130/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 712. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the unallocated spend within her Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within her Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods or changes to costs within her Department and so on; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (6 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 253. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated average hourly subsidy on the targeted child care scheme for those between six months and three years of age. [31854/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank all Deputies for their contributions, sincerity and support for the motion. It is heartening that so many understand the issues facing the sector. It was important for us to have the debate to highlight the issues, but it is even more important for us to take action. Time and again, we have a tendency to come into the Chamber or other rooms in Leinster House to talk about an issue...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— there are approximately 4,300 services providing early childhood education and care, with an estimated 22,000 staff working in the sector; — thousands of early years staff will be forced to sign on for social welfare in the coming weeks for the duration of the summer, due to 38 week work contracts and also as a result of reduced...