Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed changes in the community childcare funding will have serious adverse effect on some childcare facilities as a result of the introduction of the childcare subvention scheme in July 2008; and the steps she will take to grant aid childcare facilities that will now be seriously disadvantaged by the new regulations. [7317/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the National Childcare Investment Programme which is managed by the Childcare Directorate of the Department of Health and Children as part of the Office of the Minister for Children. Accordingly the Deputy should direct his question to the Minister for Health and Children.