Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion
9:00 am
Mr. Toby Wolfe:
I appreciate the situation in which families find themselves. I recognise that absolutely. The principle we have applied in the scheme is that all income sources are taken into account across the board. We are trying to be equitable in that. If the income comes from a second home, it counts as income. I was also just addressing the issue of whether the costs of housing should be deducted. We have to be very careful.