Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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364. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to ensure the necessary steps are taken so that Little Einsteins-Mac Eoin Park community child care facility in County Longford will be reopened without delay. [7131/16]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is acutely aware of the difficulties the closure of the Little Einsteins Community Childcare facility imposes on the families and children that attend the facility and also on the staff employed there.

Since early 2015 this Department has supported the intensive engagement of Pobal and Longford County Childcare Committee in an effort to maintain childcare provision at the facility. However, despite the exceptional efforts for all involved it has not been possible to identify a sustainable solution that would allow the facility to remain open.

However, this Department has asked Pobal and Longford County Childcare Committee to continue to engage actively with the local community to bring forward proposals for the re-establishment of the facility. The Department will continue to work constructively with stakeholders to establish a sustainable solution as soon as possible.