Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an issue with a national childcare scheme claim by a person (details supplied) will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The particular case referred to by the Deputy did not arise from any issue with NCS system or with Pobal (the NCS Scheme Administrator).

NCS subsidies are paid once a valid CHICK is registered by a childcare provider and the parent confirms on the system that all details are correct. This is a key financial governance control to safeguard public funds and ensure that the investment is following the child.

In this case, regrettably, the CHICK was registered incorrectly by the childcare provider and the parent confirmed this incorrect registration on the system. This incorrect registration, confirmed by the parent, subsequently triggered the NCS subsidy and payments by Pobal.

Pobal has been in contact with the childcare provider and the parent to clarify this.