148. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which the decision was made to introduce a restriction limiting preschool rooms to one maintenance of reduced ratio arrangement; when the decision was approved by the Department; where and when the policy was formally published prior to its communication to providers through the Early Years Hive on 25 August 2026; whether transitional arrangements were considered for providers who had already submitted service requests before that notification date, including applications submitted on 19 August 2026 based on arrangements approved in previous years. [74534/26]

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148. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which the decision was made to introduce a restriction limiting preschool rooms to one maintenance of reduced ratio arrangement; when the decision was approved by the Department; where and when the policy was formally published prior to its communication to providers through the Early Years Hive on 25 August 2026; whether transitional arrangements were considered for providers who had already submitted service requests before that notification date, including applications submitted on 19 August 2026 based on arrangements approved in previous years. [74534/26]

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   Early Childhood Care and Education

   148. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which the decision was made to introduce a restriction limiting preschool rooms to one maintenance of reduced ratio arrangement; when the decision was approved by the Department; where and when the policy was formally published prior to its communication to providers through the Early Years Hive on 25 August 2026; whether transitional arrangements were considered for providers who had already submitted service requests before that notification date, including applications submitted on 19 August 2026 based on arrangements approved in previous years. [74534/26]

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