decision they make in their lives, from how many kids they will have to whether they will be able to access work and childcare. That is the reality of it. These properties are not affordable. The Government's schemes are not working for people. On the one level
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energy credits withdrawn as households face big electricity hikes, no increase in the renters' credit, no action to deliver affordable childcare, no increase in child benefit, petrol and diesel prices hiked up from today and student fees hiked up by €500. Working people are left scratching their heads
What about childcare
Government forgot students, childcare and housing. I could
sign of letting up. It is rent, big electricity and gas bills, runaway food prices, the cost of petrol and diesel, crippling childcare fees and extortionate insurance premiums. The list is as long as your arm. You name it, it is going up.
This budget should have been
chains, but it is disappointing for so many others, including students who face a €500 fee increase; parents who see no reduction in childcare costs; families who are getting no help in addressing the cost-of-living crisis; and renters for whom there is no radical reset
investment in better endometriosis care, and a pittance for mental health in this budget. There is no cost-of-living help, no childcare help, no increase in pay for early years workers, no extended GP care, and no expanded free transport for young people. The Government is well
Minister's party.
This constituent wrote to me and said she wanted to express her "immense frustration with the lack of improvement to childcare costs in the budget despite the high-profile nature of the promises made during the last general election". She went on to say that
make good on its promises regarding the abolition of the carer's allowance means test. They wanted steps taken towards a public childcare system, and for the cost to be brought down to the price quoted to them on the doorsteps during the election campaign last year
reduce rents, lower energy costs or properly fund the public services our communities depend on. In Waterford, families really are struggling with rent, childcare and the cost of living. They looked to this budget for hope and for help and what they got was another round of Fine
Government made promises in November, which is not that long ago, but they are already forgotten. Having promised a plan to deliver €10 childcare in the first 100 days of its term, the Government has delivered nothing. By pulling the rug on energy credits, the Government has exposed
their groceries or in their household bills. The tank of diesel or petrol costs more. Voluntary contributions remain. There is no help with childcare costs. Groceries are a prime example. They are an exorbitant cost. Families are cutting back to cover basic needs. The mother or father
People are not stupid. The people in Mayo and the west of Ireland are not stupid either. They know the Government promised childcare for €200 a month. That was not delivered yesterday. There was no mention of it whatsoever. What in the name of God did workers
Government say to the stressed-out couple, when Paschal Donohoe and Simon Harris promised a plan to deliver €200 a month in childcare within the first 100 days of Government? What does it say to the motorist who is being ripped off by greedy insurance companies that
broken. You have been involved in government for about 16 years and you have made a balls of it, I agree. Just like childcare, you have copied Sinn Féin's plan to abolish the means test for carers. Again, you are welcome to that policy
working people who are absolutely put to the pin of their collar trying to make ends meet. Rents will continue to rise. Childcare will still be unaffordable and unattainable for many and the income of working people will fall in real terms because the Government's tax package
richest in our society. Instead, the Government could be guaranteeing that working people and families had access to affordable housing, groceries and childcare. That would be the sign of a strong and functioning economy. It is increasing costs on workers and families while refusing to provide the supports
bite. This is on the Government. There are no energy supports this time out. There are limited, if any, improvements in terms of childcare. There is a €500 increase in college fees. What kind of Orwellian statement did the Minister make earlier on trying to claim that this
been reneged on in this budget. Families were looking forward to the implementation of a maximum payment of €200 per month for childcare, which was again promised by all parties. Another promise reneged on.
Clonmel, a major social and economic hub, has been forgotten again in this budget
this Government values, just follow where the money goes. In all forms of care, the Government does not value care. Whether it is childcare, care for people in nursing homes or children in State care, these are many of the jobs that are paid the least
would lift 40,000 children out of poverty; a weekly cost-of-disability payment; abolishing the means test for carers; a reduction in childcare fees of €200 per month as well as finally rolling out a public model; plans for the State to acquire a modular housing factory
that have been built on year by year like free public transport for children and the work that has happened in relation to childcare costs. The public sector pay deal which was implemented again on 1 August mirrors the wage growth that we are seeing across our economy
Commission on Taxation and Welfare's report and identifying ways in which we can raise revenue in a sustainable way to support the childcare services we need, eradicate child poverty and build the homes we need in a sustainable fashion. In this budget, accepting that everybody in this
progress of Ireland through the creation of jobs and the delivery of a broad range of services in areas such as home care, childcare, employment activation, retail, hospitality and catering, environmental services and social housing. They are innovative, entrepreneurial and are increasingly utilising new technologies and creative approaches
Erin McGreehan - To discuss the distribution of the shingles vaccines for the over-66 population.
Deputy Mark Wall - To discuss the lack available childcare places in Kilcullen, County Kildare.
Deputy Ruth Coppinger - To discuss the 3011 school bus route.
Deputy Paula Butterly - To discuss the NCSE
In parliamentary questions
Colm Burke
Written
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures her Department is taking to reduce costs for childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61546/25
Grace Boland
Written
outputs of the forward planning unit established in January 2024, including any mapping or prioritisation framework used to identify areas of acute childcare need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61498/25
Maeve O'Connell
Written
Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding the work of her Department towards providing childcare places in County Dublin. [61424/25
Edward Timmins
Written
Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is evaluating to assist childcare providers in constructing their own premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61581/25
James O'Connor
Written
Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to childcare providers in Core Funding who may require additional financial support. [61905/25
Joe Neville
Written
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work her Department is doing to evaluate the possibility of greater State involvement in providing childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61903/25
Peter Roche
Written
Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a progress report on the Programme for Government Commitment to reduce childcare costs to €200 per month per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61570/25
Naoise Ó Cearúil
Written
Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider introducing financial supports for community-based childcare providers operating outside the ECCE framework, particularly those based in schools that cannot operate during school closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter
Naoise Ó Muirí
Written
Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the need to improve pay and terms and conditions within the childcare sector in order to attract and retain staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61496/25
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which Budget 2026 will support the delivery of affordable and accessible childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61445/25
James Geoghegan
Written
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home, with sensible regulations that fit homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter
Emer Currie
Written
Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the action plan for childcare and a date for the launch. [61907/25
Mark Wall
Written
Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans on publishing her Department’s childcare action plan before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61746/25
Peadar Tóibín
Written
Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to reduce the cost of childcare in the State. [61894/25
Catherine Callaghan
Written
Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a predicted timeline on the delivery of reducing the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61428/25
Ann Graves
Written
Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Finance to consider entering discussions with the childcare provider groups and for the issue of VAT and rates to be looked at with regard to be VAT neutral as opposed to being VAT negative (details supplied). [62040/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Naas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61100/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Leixlip; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61101/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Maynooth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61102/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Celbridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61103/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Kilcock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61104/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Clane; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61105/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Straffan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61106/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Sallins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61107/25
Joe Neville
Written
Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers of sessional services in Caragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61108/25
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