Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)

Aside from the social benefits, it is still just 15 hours a week. To add to that, parents are already in a difficult place financially, yet child care in Ireland is among the most expensive in Europe. We put the lowest funding into it of any country in Europe and the costs are among the highest. As an aside, I commend the Minister on her speech at the Amnesty briefing yesterday, which was very good.

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