Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In respect of the first point about the economy, Deputy Howlin seems to have purged his mind of all memories of policies he so enthusiastically supported while he was at the Cabinet table. The Government will continue to honour its commitment to make child care more affordable for thousands of families - more than 70,000 children - by making a number of enhancements to the existing targeted child care schemes with effect from September 2017. We are determined to go from having one of the most expensive child care regimes to one of the best. Significant progress has been made. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is working with various other Departments and agencies to build the fully automated online system-----

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