Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Community Childcare Subvention Programme
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1490. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 13 December 2017, if community child care subvention will be provided to the parents of children who have a medical card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54740/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Subvention funding is based only on the verification of the relevant parent’s CCS (Community Childcare Subvention) eligibility during the snapshot period. To be CCS eligible the parent/child must hold a valid medical card/GPVC and/or be in receipt of certain payments from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP).
It is current practice that when a DEASP payment and a medical card (parent’s or child’s) is received the system should automatically award the highest band due to a parent.
The eligibility criteria and subsequent childcare and subvention options are set out in the accompanying table;
CCS/CCSP Band Eligibility
| Level of service | Band A (with medical card) | Band AJ (with medical card) | B and B | Band D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - One Parent Family Payment | ||||
| - Widow’s/Widower’s Pension | - Job Seekers Benefit/ Allowance* | |||
| - Medical Card | - GP Visit Card*** (6yrs+ only) | |||
| - Pre-retirement Allowance | - Supplementary Welfare Allowance** | |||
| - Parents who are in receipt of Social Welfare payments listed under Band A/AJ but have no medical card | - Parents who no longer qualify for Band A/AJ this year but who were verified as being on Band A/AJ at the end of the previous school year | |||
| - Farm Assist /Fish Assist | ||||
| - State Pension | ||||
| - Blind Pension | ||||
| - Guardian’s Payment | ||||
| - Illness/Injury Benefit | ||||
| - Disability Allowance | ||||
| - Carer’s Benefit/ Allowance | ||||
| - Back to Work Enterprise/Education Allowance | ||||
| - Community Employment / Rural Social Scheme | ||||
| - Domiciliary Care Allowance | ||||
| - Family Income Supplement (FIS) | ||||
| - Secondary School students | ||||
| - Invalidity Pension | ||||
| - Disablement Pension | ||||
| - Official Tusla Referrals (no medical card required) | ||||
| - HSE Public Health Nurse referrals (no medical card required) | ||||
| - TÚS | ||||
| - Part-time Job Incentive Scheme Gateway | ||||
| - Gateway | ||||
| - Partial Capacity Benefit | ||||
| Full-day payment | ||||
| (5 hrs +) | €145 | €80 | €70 | €50 |
| Part-time payment | ||||
| (3:31 – 5:00) | €80 | €80 | €35 | €25 |
| Sessional payment | ||||
| (2:16 – 3:30) | €45 | €45 | €25 | €17 |
| Half-session payment | ||||
| (1:00 – 2:15) | €22.50 | €22.50 | €12.50 | €8.50 |
**parents who qualify for Band AJ under Supplementary Welfare Allowance payments receive maximum subvented childcare of €80 for full day care per week
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