Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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695. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a national childcare scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14795/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Deputy will be aware that while the National Childcare Scheme is an initiative of the DCEDIY, a Scheme Administrator has been appointed to manage the operation of the Scheme on the Department’s behalf. Pobal acts in this capacity as Scheme Administrator, and it is their role to follow up on individual cases.

However, officials from my Department followed up on the applicants’ claims with POBAL. The applicant submitted their applications on 7 March, 2022. A follow up email was sent by the scheme administrator that day as part of processing these applications. The applications were progressed on 14 March, 2022. All relevant checks were completed on 15 March, 2022 and awards were created on 21 March, 2022.

The National Childcare Scheme Parent Support Centre were in contact with the applicant on March 21 via telephone and advised the applicant the application process was completed and the NCS awards had been created.