3028. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to introduce additional measures to help working families with multiple children in private childcare who remain above the revised national childcare scheme (NCS) income-assessed threshold; if she will consider increasing the universal subsidy rate to align with the actual market costs of care for this group; if her Department will evaluate the financial impact of rising fees on multi-child households currently excluded from means-tested support as part of the ongoing review of the NCS and in preparation for Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62726/26]

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3028. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to introduce additional measures to help working families with multiple children in private childcare who remain above the revised national childcare scheme (NCS) income-assessed threshold; if she will consider increasing the universal subsidy rate to align with the actual market costs of care for this group; if her Department will evaluate the financial impact of rising fees on multi-child households currently excluded from means-tested support as part of the ongoing review of the NCS and in preparation for Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62726/26]

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