Hear, hear.

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I want to raise the issue of childcare. Yesterday, we heard that 40,000 children are on waiting lists and that over 1,000 childcare facilities have closed over the past six years. I am raising, in particular, the issue of the numerous parents in my own constituency who have contacted me because they are terrified that their crèche, UniKids Childcare, in the National Technology Park, Castletroy, will likely have to close due to core funding issues. The launch of the Government plan to provide State-led early learning, while welcome, will do nothing to ease their worries unless core funding caps are considered. What is the Government doing to help parents with kids in crèches like UniKids, which are at risk of closure due to underfunding? Will the Tánaiste look into the core funding cap in relation to this?

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