Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated and total expenditure under the early years capital programme in each of the years 2015 to 2018. [41545/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 11 October 2018
Ceisteanna (187)
Freagraí scríofa
The early years capital budget in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs has over the past number of years contributed to the creation of early years and school age childcare places, essential maintenance, quality improvements and other smaller scale grants with the objective of improving the overall infrastructure of the childcare sector in Ireland. Between 2015 and 2018, the Department has provided capital grants to early years providers on a competitive basis, with a focus on building capacity and improvements for childcare facilities.
The allocation and outturn for early years capital in the years 2015 to 2018 was as follows.
|
Year |
Allocation (€m) |
Outturn (€m) |
|
2015 |
8.25 |
8.25 |
|
2016 |
7.5 |
7 |
|
2017 |
7.5* |
TBC** |
|
2018 |
6.86 |
TBC*** |
*This figure includes €1.64m carried over from 2016.
**Final outturn figures for 2017 are currently being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy.
***2018 programme ongoing.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
Further to Parliamentary Question No. 187, Ref. No. 41545/18, for answer on 11 October 2018 regarding the allocation and outturn for Early Years Capital in the years 2015 to 2018, I wish to update the Deputy with the finalised figure for the 2017 Capital outturn.
The outturn for 2017 has been confirmed as €11.757m.
The table of allocation and outturn for Early Years Capital (2015-2018) now reads as follows:
|
Year |
Allocation (€m) |
Outturn (€m) |
|
2015 |
8.25 |
8.25 |
|
2016 |
7.5 |
7.00 |
|
2017 |
7.5* |
11.757 |
|
2018 |
6.86 |
TBC*** |
*This figure includes €1.64m carried over from 2016.
***2018 programme ongoing.