Written answers

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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450. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of capitation that has been paid to early childhood care and education facilities since 2011, by year. [50968/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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It is my understanding that the Deputy is referring to the capitation payments paid to childcare providers for providing the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. Please see the following table, which contains the relevant information.

Programme YearAmount paid
ECCE 2010-2011€155,640,509
ECCE  2011-2012€160,721,189
ECCE  2012-2013€160,616,357
ECCE  2013-2014€160,897,983
ECCE  2014-2015€162,695,265
ECCE 2015-2016€178,181,687
ECCE 2016-2017€273,993,749.80
ECCE 2017-2018 (To date)€75,175.585.77 

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