Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
1088. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of eight-week underattendance notifications Pobal has issued since the national childcare scheme commenced, by programme year, in tabular form. [40296/26]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that the number of eight-week underattendance notifications Pobal has issued since the National Childcare scheme commenced, by programme year.
|
Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 YTD |
|
|
31 |
816 |
1,405 |
3,716 |
6,992 |
10,280 |
13,008 |
6,127 |
The underattendance rules are a key financial and governance control to ensure that Exchequer funding is used responsibly. As of the 22nd of May 2026, 42,375 notifications have been sent since the launch of the scheme.
