Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Thank you Cathaoirleach. After my experience of child care over the past seven or eight years, I would like to formally say that today it is more chaotic than it ever was. It is very sad to see that stakeholders, parents and children are getting a worse service than they ever have. Parents are under pressure and costs are prohibitive. It is a diabolical situation and part of it is the lack of a dedicated political driver with a passion for the whole child care area -----