The €500 childcare gap: huge funds needed to fulfil Government’s promise of more affordable fees

The €500 childcare gap: huge funds needed to fulfil Government’s promise of more affordable fees

There is a €500 gap between what the Government is promising in terms of affordable childcare, and what some families are actually having to pay.

Government must fulfil promise to make childcare affordable

The government must provide clarity on its plan to reduce childcare costs to €200 a month, according to Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly. Deputy Farrelly, the party’s spokesperson for children, said: “The government has promised to reduce childcare costs to €200 a month – but it is nowhere near meeting this commitment. “Many families are being forced to pay hundreds of euro more than that every month, all the while there are families all over …