Naoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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764. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54688/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not directly provide an Early Learning and Care or School Aged Childcare transport service. Services may at their own discretion provide for transport as part of their overall service offer and the substantial subsidies provided by my Department contribute to the cost of this throughout the offset of fees in those services.

Data from the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey 2023/24 indicates that 21% of ELC and SAC services offer some level of transport (pick-up, drop-off or both). The provision of transport is more common in services offering both ELC and SAC, in large services and in private services. However, the data also indicates that the level of transport provision is lower, at 13%, in Mayo compared to the national average.