Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
1089. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families that have had their subsidy reduced or withdrawn under the underattendance rules of the national childcare scheme, broken down by programme year, in tabular form. [40297/26]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy the number of restrictions that were put in place following the application of the underattendance rules in the National Childcare Scheme, broken down by programme year.
|
Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 YTD |
|
|
0 |
38 |
189 |
504 |
906 |
1059 |
1439 |
665 |
The underattendance rules are a key financial and governance control to ensure that Exchequer funding is used responsibly, and not to fund full-time places in respect of a child actually attending part-time hours. As of the 22nd of May 2026, 4,800 restrictions have been applied based on under-attendance since the launch of the scheme.
