253. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding the "Prime Time" programme which gave a shocking insight into the state of child care here and the issues that need to be addressed urgently by the Government; if she will ensure all child care services are affordable and high in quality by providing State subsidies, linked to quality; if she will introduce minimum qualification requirements for all those who work in child care facilities and make sure that happens by putting a training fund behind it; if she will reform the inspection system by ensuring all inspectors are trained and have expertise in what to look for in terms of quality curriculum for young children; if she will impose sanctions on any crèche that breaches regulations to make sure crèches improve on inspection; if she will link public funding to quality for all age groups, not just children in the free preschool year; if she will regulate all child minders; if she will ensure that anyone paid to mind children should be trained, vetted and subject to regulation and inspection; if she will invest properly in the Garda National Vetting Bureau so that vetting can be done quickly for anyone working with children and put proper investment behind the national early years strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32856/13]

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253. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding the "Prime Time" programme which gave a shocking insight into the state of child care here and the issues that need to be addressed urgently by the Government; if she will ensure all child care services are affordable and high in quality by providing State subsidies, linked to quality; if she will introduce minimum qualification requirements for all those who work in child care facilities and make sure that happens by putting a training fund behind it; if she will reform the inspection system by ensuring all inspectors are trained and have expertise in what to look for in terms of quality curriculum for young children; if she will impose sanctions on any crèche that breaches regulations to make sure crèches improve on inspection; if she will link public funding to quality for all age groups, not just children in the free preschool year; if she will regulate all child minders; if she will ensure that anyone paid to mind children should be trained, vetted and subject to regulation and inspection; if she will invest properly in the Garda National Vetting Bureau so that vetting can be done quickly for anyone working with children and put proper investment behind the national early years strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32856/13]

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