Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 755 of 20 May 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the 48% of early learning and care and school-age childcare providers with vacant places, for each area, per provider, in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29203/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Each year, Pobal compiles data from Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) providers as part of the Early Years Sector Profile. In 2023/24, 4,021 services completed the Sector Profile survey, a response rate of 87%. The table below provides a breakdown of the number of service providers with at least one vacant place and service providers with no vacant places in each Local Electoral Area in County Donegal.

Further information can be found on the Early Learning and Childcare data website. The Capacity Section of the website provides information on the number of children enrolled, services with vacant places, and services with a waiting list.