Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community run creches supported by his Department in the Kildare north constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31473/06]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children.

Under the programmes data is disaggregated on a county rather than a constituency level. To date, almost €9.4 million has been allocated under the Programmes to County Kildare. Of this, over €5 million in capital and staffing grant assistance has been allocated to 10 community based/not for profit childcare providers in County Kildare under the EOCP. The following Table A lists these grant approvals.

Childcare services in County Kildare can also avail of a wide range of training and other quality enhancing initiatives offered by the Kildare County Childcare Committee which is funded under the EOCP.