Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance

7:55 pm

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

When thinking about the corrections this year, accepting that the rate for men is much higher, the Minister should be cognisant that it has not moved in the right direction at all for women and should consider targeted interventions. One obvious one, which is a bit of a sidebar but would reactivate many women, would be making child care tax deductible or establishing some sort of package on child care.

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