Childcare Services
Dail Éireann — 2025-11-12
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Norma Foley (FF), Kerry

It would not allow the system to get itself up and running. It would not allow us to learn and gain from the benefit of the experience of those who go through the process. It is appropriate that it would take place in the second year. I have committed to that. I have articulated it clearly. It will take place in 2026. We will have the benefit of the first year of those who have gone through the process. We will have the opportune time until September 2027, realising that is the closing point. It is appropriate that we have the first year and the review take place in the second year. I am committing to that review taking place in the second year. I appreciate the work of Childminding Ireland. I acknowledge that everybody was consulted when these regulations were being introduced in the first place. They were independently assessed by an independent outsider. There are always opportunities to learn from the process on the ground. That is the reason why. There will be a review and it will commence in 2026.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-12