Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places on the ECCE scheme which are available in Ballincollig, County Cork. [52231/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Early years schemes are operated on behalf on my Department by Pobal. Pobal's records show four services that either had Ballincollig in their address or are located in the Ballincollig Electoral Division and had children registered under ECCE. In total, there are 90 children registered on the Programmes Implementation Platform (PIP), under ECCE 2018/2019 (as of 10/12/2018). 

An examination of statistical returns from these four services for the purpose of compiling the Early Years Service Profile 2017/2018 (data collected between April-May 2018) indicates that the number of children enrolled between the ages of 3-5 years old is 175. It should be noted however that not all children aged 3-5 are registered under ECCE, as some may avail of CCS/P or may be attending the after-school in a service. It should also be noted that the 3 - 5 year old cohort will also include children who are either not yet eligible for ECCE (as some children don't become eligible until they are 3 years and 7 months old) and others who are over the age of eligibility (as a child is not eligible for ECCE if they will turn 5 years and 6 months at any point during the pre-school year).