Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 414: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital funding available to a group which wish to establish an Irish language pre-school childcare facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39504/11]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have responsibility for the implementation of the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) which included a capital grant programme to develop childcare facilities.

Under the NCIP capital funding was made available to community and commercial childcare providers for the development and refurbishment of childcare facilities. However, due to the economic downturn, and following a review of capital expenditure, the previous Government decided to close the programme to new grant applications. There is therefore no capital funding to assist with the setting up of new creche or childminding facilities currently available to my Department.