Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of permanent child care workers (details supplied) his Department anticipates will sign on the live register in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25847/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested is not available for permanent child care workers in childcare facilities.

However, my department has data on the broader category of “childc are and related occupations” which includes both those who work in childcare facilities – temporary or permanent - and other child care workers.

The tables below show the number of people who were on the Liver Register with a previous occupation code of ‘child care and related occupations’ at the end of May, June, July, August and September for years 2012 to 2016 inclusive, by county.