Written answers

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Covid-19 Pandemic

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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741. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications received to date in respect of the announcement of €75 million in supports to childcare providers for reopening; the value of the applications; the value of awards made and the number of same by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19121/20]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The recently announced €75 million funding package to support childcare services reopening from June 29 contains four significant elements:

- A once-off reopening support payment for DCYA-funded providers opening between 29 June and early September.

- A once-off COVID-19 capital grant for DCYA-funded providers opening between 29 June and early September.

- Continued access for eligible providers to the Revenue-operated Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS).

- Resumption of DCYA funded early learning and care and school age funded programmes.

An application process was required for both the reopening support payment (RSP) and the COVID-19 Capital grant. The number of applications as at Friday July 24 including the value of the awards is outlined by county in the table below:

County Re-Opening Support Received Applications Re-Opening Support Amount Allocated Capital Received Applications Capital Amount Allocated
Carlow 38 €148,000 40 €142,500
Cavan 46 €209,500 52 €187,000
Clare 87 €298,648 102 €273,500
Cork 273 €837,799 296 €918,500
Donegal 112 €415,173 122 €389,000
Dublin 626 €2,310,103 715 €2,293,500
Galway 186 €689,050 195 €573,000
Kerry 85 €339,500 93 €296,000
Kildare 98 €364,419 115 €385,000
Kilkenny 56 €222,510 59 €194,000
Laois 60 €228,500 66 €207,500
Leitrim 26 €90,500 29 €96,500
Limerick 120 €392,864 135 €420,500
Longford 22 €101,500 29 €107,500
Louth 66 €232,833 76 €245,000
Mayo 79 €202,153 91 €259,000
Meath 125 €455,500 148 €472,500
Monaghan 41 €181,961 41 €158,500
Offaly 41 €139,000 46 €141,000
Roscommon 41 €146,961 40 €121,500
Sligo 45 €186,670 51 €162,500
Tipperary 106 €380,919 125 €367,000
Waterford 54 €217,500 62 €207,500
Westmeath 51 €202,213 53 €188,500
Wexford 83 €309,924 83 €280,000
Wicklow 105 €291,008 121 €334,500
Grand Totals 2672 €9,594,708.00 2985 €9,421,500.00

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