Norma Foley: “We have 277,000 children that are now availing of it.”

The planning process had to be allowed to continue independently without any Government intervention, that has happened and it is now concluded.

Personally, I won't be voting to remove the three-day wait. I believe when it was put to the people in 2018, that was part of what was put to the people, so I won't be voting to support the removal of the three-day wait.

The State funding that is being given to them too for their operational costs including the fee freezes, that’s €480 million that I’ve confirmed today.

And now because it is concluded, the Taoiseach himself has personally intervened and the Taoiseach has said there should now be engagement between the local authority and the developer and let's explore all options.