Written answers
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Childcare Services Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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438. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenditure on childcare in each year since 2014, by scheme; the allocation and estimated out-turn for 2019 and the allocation for 2020, in tabular form. [48697/19]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Expenditure in the Early Years section of my Department has increased significantly over the last number of years, as outlined in the following table.
Table 1: Early Years Beneficiary Outturn (€m) 2014-2018
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECCE | 164.4 | 168.5 | 207.6 | 256.7 | 275.6 |
| CCS/NCS Programme funding | 45.0 | 41.5 | 41.1 | 63.2 | 124.5 |
| TEC | 19.3 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 13.3 | 10.4 |
| AIM | NA | NA | 7.6 | 22.2 | 31.7 |
| Programme Support Payment (PSP | NA | NA | NA | 18.3 | 18.7 |
| Capital | 3.3 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Administration and supports | 20.8 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 30.7 | 35.1 |
| Total | 252.8 | 261.3 | 305.0 | 416.2 | 502.2 |
| % Increase in Early Years expenditure from 2014 | N/A | 3% | 21% | 65% | 99% |
€574.4m was allocated to these purposes in 2019. Current projections indicate that expenditure over this year will be within 1% of this allocation.
Table 2: Early Years Beneficiary allocation and estimated outturn 2019
| 2019 Allocation | 2019 Est. outturn | |
|---|---|---|
| ECCE | €298.1 | €295.1 |
| CCS/NCS Programme funding | €148.0 | €147.9 |
| TEC | €9.2 | €7.9 |
| AIM Programme funding* | €21.4 | €23.6 |
| Programme Support Payment (PSP) | €19.4 | €18.8 |
| Capital | €9.6 | €9.1 |
| Administration and supports | €68.8 | €67.2 |
| Total | €574.4 | €569.6 |
My Department is currently finalising funding allocations for next year as part of the annual Revised Estimates process. On Budget Day 2020 I announced that an additional €54.5m had been secured for Early Learning and Care and School Aged Childcare
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