Written answers
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child Care Services Funding
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to city and county child care committees, by county, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4252/16]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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City and County Childcare Committees offer a wide variety of services locally including; advice on setting up a childcare business; childcare information sessions; training courses for those considering a career in childcare; and advice and support on applying for childcare programmes. City and County Childcare Committees also offer services to parents, such as providing information on local childcare facilities and information on parent networks.
The role of the CCCs was expanded under the National Childcare Investment Programme to enable greater flexibility and responsiveness to local needs, and they had a key role in the development of local childcare infrastructure, quality standards and training and information. More recently, CCCs have been increasingly dedicated to locally managing administrative processes associated with the national childcare support programmes (the Community Childcare Subvention programme, the Early Childhood Care and Education programme and the Training and Employment Childcare programmes). They also provide advice and support regarding the performance and sustainability of childcare services in their respective areas.
The CCCs work collaboratively and collectively with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Pobal and the National Voluntary Childcare Organisations to achieve this.There is ongoing review of programmes to ensure effectiveness and that there is no duplication.
Each CCC receives annual funding from my Department and details of the allocations for 2015 are shown in the table below.
| County | Operational Funding | Supplementary Fund | Parent & Toddler Initiative | Childminding Development | Early Years Capital CCC's 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 223,946.00 | 0.00 | 3,779.00 | 1,959.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Cavan | 199,787.00 | 0.00 | 5,298.00 | 1,981.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Clare | 272,362.00 | 0.00 | 2,497.00 | 9,291.00 | 12,500.00 |
| Cork City | 298,975.00 | 0.00 | 4,036.00 | 3,000.00 | 12,500.00 |
| Cork County | 481,941.00 | 0.00 | 27,245.00 | 12,320.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Donegal | 362,969.00 | 0.00 | 11,857.00 | 0.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Dublin City | 853,491.00 | 13,800.00 | 13,118.00 | 13,391.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Dublin Fingal | 466,126.00 | 0.00 | 5,550.00 | 8,344.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Dublin South County | 454,638.00 | 0.00 | 8,323.00 | 1,958.85 | 15,000.00 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 361,474.38 | 0.00 | 8,131.00 | 826.77 | 12,500.00 |
| Galway City | 451,203.00 | 0.00 | 18,416.00 | 7,168.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Kerry | 345,079.00 | 0.00 | 10,848.00 | 5,060.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Kildare | 402,090.00 | 0.00 | 10,337.00 | 9,597.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Kilkenny | 254,878.19 | 0.00 | 4,289.00 | 2,710.00 | 12,500.00 |
| Laois | 183,981.00 | 0.00 | 3,027.00 | 1,457.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Leitrim | 208,980.00 | 4,000.00 | 3,027.00 | 4,741.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Limerick County | 541,328.00 | 1,568.25 | 9,586.00 | 12,666.87 | 10,000.00 |
| Longford | 208,983.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Louth | 303,748.59 | 0.00 | 3,736.00 | 0.00 | 12,500.00 |
| Mayo | 312,974.00 | 0.00 | 15,388.00 | 6,093.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Meath | 380,965.00 | 0.00 | 8,829.00 | 17,738.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Monaghan | 233,980.00 | 0.00 | 4,036.00 | 2,829.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Offaly | 239,947.00 | 0.00 | 6,559.00 | 0.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Roscommon | 335,098.00 | 0.00 | 14,711.54 | 10,967.00 | 20,000.00 |
| Sligo | 234,491.00 | 6,000.00 | 3,280.00 | 2,796.50 | 10,000.00 |
| Tipperary North | 147,804.00 | 65,654.06 | 6,559.00 | 13,617.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Tipperary South | 330,163.00 | 2,334.35 | 4,541.00 | 0.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Waterford County | 388,866.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Westmeath | 240,980.00 | 0.00 | 6,307.00 | 4,152.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Wexford | 346,449.00 | 0.00 | 9,082.00 | 7,039.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Wicklow | 302,749.00 | 0.00 | 9,714.00 | 4,625.00 | 12,500.00 |
| Totals | 10,370,446.56 | 93,356.66 | 242,106.54 | 169,327.99 | 380,000.00 |
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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288. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding he provided for community child care services, parent and toddler groups and childminders, by county, in each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/16]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is currently being compiled and will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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