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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: As a default position, when things go wrong, one has to rely on paper but there is no plan to revert to a paper-based system in Pobal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I want to conclude with the witnesses. I ask Mr. Wolfe to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I am conscious that Senator Clifford-Lee probably did not get an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: It is a very valid point and one we have successfully flagged here. There is no difficulty with further engagement on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: The committee will deal directly with the officials on that. Deputy Ó Laoghaire asked about children in care and the impact of the 15 hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Their conditions would improve if they were in receipt of child care. I will give the last word to Deputy Anne Rabbitte. I ask her to be as brief as she can please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Can I be helpful? Just before Mr. Murphy answers that, I suggest that this is something we can come back to. Today is not the end of our deliberations on this. Today is not the end of this scheme or closing off any avenue. I appreciate that a tender has gone out and it is hoped to have a company appointed to do that. I suggest that Mr. Murphy can give his answer but very briefly. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: That is very welcome. I am sorry to be rushing it so much at the end. I thank all the witnesses for their engagement. From our perspective, the committee has agreed to do this pre-legislative stage today and try to examine it in detail as best we can. We are going to engage with other stakeholders after this. We will then ask the committee secretariat to do a report based on our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Thank you all very much for your engagement. We will go back into private session for a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I welcome the following witnesses: Ms Teresa Heeney, CEO, Early Childhood Ireland; Ms Amy McArdle, policy officer, ECI; Ms Valerie Gaynor, manager, Creative Kids; Ms Marian Quinn, chairperson, Association of Childhood Professionals; Ms Claire Woods and Mr. Eugene Waters, national representative group of city and county child care committees. We have received apologies from Mr. Mick Kenny,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank Ms Heeney. I invite Ms Quinn to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I must stop Ms Quinn. She is straying way beyond the scheme we are discussing. I thank her for her presentation. It has been circulated to members. I ask witnesses and members to please stay on course. We are here to discuss the proposed scheme. Notwithstanding the validity of the concern about the pay and conditions of workers in the service, that is not what we are here to discuss.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I know, but I am taking the decision as Chairman of the committee and I am going to stay on course regarding what we are here to discuss. As I have said, Deputy Funchion has volunteered her services as rapporteur to produce a report on the issue. The committee is interested in the issue and my chairing today does not take from that in any way, shape or form. We are operating to a time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank Mr. Waters. As Deputy Rabbitte is under pressure and must leave by 9.30 a.m., I will invite her to speak first. Then I will call on Deputy Jan O'Sullivan and Deputy Ó Laoghaire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: I have to interrupt to clarify matters. Let me be 100% clear. My sole objective is to focus on the scheme. Incidentally, the Government is not the employer for child care providers. As a committee, we have acknowledged and set out in our work programme our desire to deal with the pay and conditions of workers. We could do so now, but to do it justice, I propose that we have a dedicated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: Does Ms Quinn want to answer any questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: We are up against the clock but we will return to these issues. This is only the beginning of the engagement on this legislation, which will be coming before the House. There will be Second Stage, Committee Stage and so on, so there will be plenty of opportunities to discuss the issues further. The committee will return to one of the issues of most interest to the witnesses, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (8 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the inclusion in Estimates of funds for the introduction of a dedicated funding stream similar to the sports capital fund for the sole purpose of constructing walkways and greenways across the country. [3269/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to County Cork in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5707/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017)

Jim Daly: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to County Cork for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5709/17]