James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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There are 31 City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) presently established to advance the provision of childcare facilities in their local areas. The Committees comprise local representatives from the statutory, community and voluntary sectors, childcare providers and parents.

The CCCs offer a wide variety of services locally including: advice on setting up a childcare business; childcare information sessions; training courses for those considering a career in childcare; and advice and support on applying for childcare programmes. CCCs also offer services to parents, such as providing information on local childcare facilities and information on parent networks.

The role of the CCCs was expanded under the National Childcare Investment Programme to enable greater flexibility and responsiveness to local needs, and they had a key role in the development of local childcare infrastructure, quality standards and training and information. More recently, CCCs have been increasingly dedicated to locally managing administrative processes associated with the national childcare support programmes (the Community Childcare Subvention programme, the Early Childhood Care and Education programme and the Training and Employment Childcare programmes). They also provide advice and support regarding the performance and sustainability of childcare services in their respective areas.

The table following shows the number of staff employed in each City/County Childcare Committee area and total annual salary cost incurred.