Written answers
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
After-School Support Services
Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free after-school child care scheme. [29448/15]
Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places that will be available under the free after-school child care scheme for the 38-week period of 2015-16, commencing in September 2015. [29449/15]
Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the system in place for transporting children from school to after-school child care provided through the free after-school child care scheme; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the counties availing of the scheme and by the number of participants. [29450/15]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 to 185, inclusive, together.
The After-School Childcare (ASCC) programme provides after-school care for primary school children of eligible parents for a period of 52 weeks. Eligibility for the programme is determined by the Department of Social Protection. The programme contributes €40 per week for an after-school place or €80 per week in situations where the childcare service provides a pick-up service that collects the child from school. The programme also provides a full day care rate of €105 per week, for a maximum of 10 weeks, to cater for school holiday periods. In all cases, the maximum fee payable by parents is €15 per week per child.
This year 433 children are availing of the after-school programme with 339 of these children availing of a pick-up service. A breakdown of these figures on a county basis is shown on the attached table. Funding will be available to support a similar number of children next year but the numbers seeking support under the programme in 2015/2016 will only become evident as the school year progresses.
County | Total Number of Children availing of ASCC per County | Number of Children availing of ASCC Pick-up Service per County |
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Carlow | 8 | 7 |
Cavan | 15 | 15 |
Clare | 14 | 13 |
Cork | 30 | 20 |
Donegal | 21 | 14 |
Dublin | 65 | 49 |
Galway | 28 | 23 |
Kerry | 15 | 12 |
Kildare | 29 | 21 |
Kilkenny | 6 | 6 |
Laois | 5 | 1 |
Leitrim | 6 | 6 |
Limerick | 20 | 14 |
Longford | 14 | 13 |
Louth | 29 | 19 |
Mayo | 8 | 8 |
Meath | 23 | 19 |
Monaghan | 14 | 14 |
Offaly | 4 | 1 |
Roscommon | 11 | 5 |
Sligo | 9 | 9 |
Tipperary | 14 | 10 |
Waterford | 17 | 15 |
Westmeath | 7 | 4 |
Wexford | 18 | 18 |
Wicklow | 3 | 3 |
Grand Total | 433 | 339 |
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