PQ 653
653. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a county by county breakdown of the number of families and the number of children currently qualifying under the €34,000 lower income threshold for families for the national childcare scheme; and her estimate on a county by county basis of the number of families and children that will benefit from the increase in the threshold to €38,500 announced in Budget 2027. [71953/26]
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13 October 2026
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13 October 2026 · Childcare Services
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written
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Cathal Crowe
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Budget
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13 October 2026
Summary
653. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a county by county breakdown of the number of families and the number of children currently qualifying under the €34,000 lower income threshold for families for the national childcare scheme; and her estimate on a county by county basis of the number of families and children that will benefit from the increase in the threshold to €38,500 announced in Budget 2027. [71953/26]
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13 October 2026
Childcare Services
653. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a county by county breakdown of the number of families and the number of children currently qualifying under the €34,000 lower income threshold for families for the national childcare scheme; and her estimate on a county by county basis of the number of families and children that will benefit from the increase in the threshold to €38,500 announced in Budget 2027. [71953/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-13/653/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-13/pq_653
- ireland · q-2026-10-13-pq_653 · source updated 13 October 2026