PQ 835
835. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department will take to protect families whose childcare providers do not participate in core funding; whether alternative affordability measures or incentives could be introduced to encourage providers to rejoin the core funding scheme; and if her Department has considered ways in which parents can be protected from substantial fee differences when they have limited practical alternatives for childcare. [73972/26]
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20 October 2026
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20 October 2026 · Childcare Services
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Cian O'Callaghan
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Summary
835. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department will take to protect families whose childcare providers do not participate in core funding; whether alternative affordability measures or incentives could be introduced to encourage providers to rejoin the core funding scheme; and if her Department has considered ways in which parents can be protected from substantial fee differences when they have limited practical alternatives for childcare. [73972/26]
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20 October 2026
Childcare Services
835. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department will take to protect families whose childcare providers do not participate in core funding; whether alternative affordability measures or incentives could be introduced to encourage providers to rejoin the core funding scheme; and if her Department has considered ways in which parents can be protected from substantial fee differences when they have limited practical alternatives for childcare. [73972/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-20/835/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-20/pq_835
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