Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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1453. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to increase both lower and higher capitation rates by €9 to all registered service providers engaging in the free pre school year. [20640/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The actual cost of this proposal would be subject to a number of factors including actual levels of participation, and the number of children subvented at the 'higher capitation' rate - costs increase as the number of higher qualified staff increase. My Department estimates the cost of such a measure to be in the region of €36m per annum.