Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in the case of a child care group (details supplied) in County Tipperary in relation to their application for funding. [25524/08]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which will invest €575 million over 5 years. I understand from enquiries made that the Group in question was approved staffing funding amounting to €144,868 under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000 — 2006 with a further €22,312 staffing subvention approved under the new NCIP Community Childcare Subvention Scheme for this year. I also understand that Pobal, which manages the day-to-day operation of the NCIP, has received this Group's capital application for €1.2 million recently from their local County Childcare Committee for examination and assessment. Following Pobal's assessment of the application, it will be forwarded to the Childcare Directorate of my Office for final consideration and recommendation to the Secretary General of the Department of Health and Children.