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€200 cap on childcare would bring more women into the workplace - Labour

Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock said there is a crisis in the world of work for thousands of women throughout the country. Through a lack of action on affordable childcare, Senator Sherlock said families should not have to choose ...

23 Sept 2022 at 17:13

National News

'People are feeling the pinch' - Government is working on rising costs, Varadkar tells Dáil

Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil the Government is working on proposals to target the rising cost of childcare and public transport. The Tánaiste said there are areas in the cost-of-living crisis where the Government can do more. Mr Varadkar ...

19 May 2022 at 16:52

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Councillor calls for state-run childcare system

Sinn Féin councillor Kathleen McGurk has said action must be taken over the ever-rising costs of childcare which 'is becoming increasingly unaffordable' for many parents. “This pressure is further exacerbated as many households are ...

17 Mar 2022 at 18:50

Local News

MLA launches survey on local childcare

A local MLA has launched a survey asking parents in Derry for their experiences of childcare, including its availability and cost. SDLP Foyle MLA Sinead McLaughlin said she had received complaints from parents in Derry about the ...

14 Feb 2022 at 15:44

National News

New survey reveals less than half of parents are unaware of available childcare supports

As a national survey reveals that close to half of parents are unaware of childcare supports, Green Party Spokesperson for Social Protection Marc Ó Cathasaigh is calling on all parents to check what is available. The National ...

05 Sept 2022 at 15:59

Local News

SDLP calls for emergency childcare scheme

There has been a call for an emergency intervention to save childcare places across the North and ease pressures on working families. SDLP Economy and Jobs spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin MLA has said action was needed to ...

16 Jan 2023 at 09:00

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16 Jan 2023 at 10:06

Local News

Ferguson: Strategy needs to be put in place to help parents with childcare costs

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA, Ciara Ferguson, has said the Childcare Strategy needs to be delivered to provide support for children and their parents. A North of Ireland-wide survey carried out by Employers For Childcare, ...

24 Nov 2021 at 10:49

DerryNow

Foyle MLA McLaughlin calls for cheaper childcare to help Derry parents back to work

Foyle MLA, Sinéad McLaughlin has said that a lack of affordable childcare has left a number of parents in Derry unable to work. The SDLP Jobs and Economy Spokesperson was speaking following released data by the ...

14 Sept 2021 at 11:59

National News

'Childcare is a big issue' - Taoiseach promises cut to childcare costs in next budget

As part of a plan to cut costs for families, the Government is to prioritise childcare fees in the next budget. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it is the objective of government to look at the affordability ...

20 Jun 2022 at 13:01

Local News

'We need to see a wider package of reforms that benefits all parents' - McLaughlin

SDLP Jobs & Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has said that the changes proposed by the UK Chancellor on childcare only scratch the surface of the reform needed. It follows reports that Jeremy Hunt ...

14 Mar 2023 at 18:50

DerryNow

'How are a family on two minimum wages getting by? They're not'

County Derry mum says high childcare costs are leaving young families on low incomes unable to get by. Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, from Magherafelt, is a lecturer at Ulster University and mother to Finian ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:00

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