Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of capital funding which has been made available to developers or individuals to develop private child care facilities in each of the years 2000 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28904/07]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, 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 (OMC). Under the EOCP, capital grants up to €50,790 were made available to private childcare providers, up to a maximum of 65% of the total cost. During 2000, capital funding of €1,579,792 was approved for private childcare providers under the Programme. Under the NCIP the upper limit on grant aid was increased to €100,000, up to a maximum of 75% of the total cost. During 2007, to end October, funding of €10,637,745 has been approved for private childcare providers under the new capital Programme.