817. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated number of children attending creches operating outside of core funding. [73796/26]
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818. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process and criteria for selecting not-for-profit operators of facilities developed under the State-led early learning and childcare capital programme; whether selection will be conducted through open competitive procurement or another process; and the eligibility requirements for prospective operators. [73804/26]
819. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the fee structures will operate in the sites earmarked for the State-led childcare programme. [73800/26]
820. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the seven sites earmarked for the State-led childcare programme; and when she envisions these units being fully operational. [73799/26]
821. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the independent evaluation of the national childcare scheme. [73798/26]
822. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of childcare providers eligible for core funding; and the estimated number of childcare providers operating outside of core funding. [73797/26]
824. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proposed funding model for childcare services established under the State-led capital programme; whether the State will fund the full capital costs of acquisition, construction and fit-out; the ways ongoing operational costs, including staffing, maintenance, insurance and utilities, will be financed; and whether operators will receiv…
825. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proposed fee-setting arrangements for childcare services established under the State-led capital programme; whether these services will be subject to the same maximum fee caps as existing core funding providers; and whether her Department intends to establish a separate or lower fee structure for State-led facilities. [73802/26]
826. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the estimated capital expenditure for each of the seven proposed State-led early learning and childcare projects announced on 30 September 2026, in tabular form. [73805/26]
827. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department intends to develop a standardised national operating framework for facilities established under the State-led early learning and childcare capital programme; whether this framework will prescribe requirements relating to staffing, enrolment and admissions policies, parental fees, opening hours, service provision an…
828. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the process and criteria for selecting not-for-profit operators of facilities developed under the State-led early learning and childcare capital programme; and whether selection will be conducted through open competitive procurement or another process; the eligibility requirements for prospective operators. [73803/26]
830. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 66061/26 of 17 September 2026, for an update on the Department's investigation of this particular issue with Pobal; and for a timeline on a more detailed response to be issued to this person. [73919/26]
83. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will consider reforming the administration of the national childcare scheme to ensure that parents are not financially penalised for collecting their children early where they are paying the childcare provider for the full period booked. [65931/26]
1009. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether full-day crèches in core funding are subject to minimum hours to assist parents in drop-offs and pick-ups when they work full-time, as some crèches are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm so parents cannot use them. [64174/26]
1090. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her position on two recent applications to reduce the size of an associated creche space in a residential development (details supplied) in the context of the Programme for Government commitment to review the 2001 childcare facilities guidelines for planning authorities to ensure childcare spaces are provided and put to use. [65800/26]
637. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that AIM Level 7 applications are determined before the commencement of the ECCE year, given the need for early years providers to recruit and Garda vet additional staff in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50995/26]
401. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ECCE-only services nationally and by county in the years 2020 to 2025, inclusive. [50509/26]
720. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a query relating to the NCS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49625/26]
82. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings in order to increase childcare supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48705/26]
403. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications made for the €25 million building blocks extension scheme; the number of successful applications; the number rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48493/26]
404. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Children the total amount of projects that have drawn down funding from the €25 million building blocks extension scheme; the total amount of funding that has been drawn down, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48494/26]
56. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the State-led childcare programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47449/26]
802. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to extend the national childcare scheme for childminding in the childminder's home and childminding in the family home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45826/26]
805. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who are now fully registered to date in 2026, by county. [45829/26]
280. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers, by those in and outside of core funding for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [44833/26]