Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Child care is usual for children up to the age of ten or 12 years. There is also a high cost in maintaining older children. The children who are bigger physically eat more, need more clothes as they grow out of their clothes. They need to go to the dentist and may need glasses. Sometimes it is more expensive to meet their needs than it is to leave a child in the crèche. When there are four children in a family-----