Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was surprised by some of the Minister's Government colleagues in talking about the so-called granny grant, rather than investment in the childcare system. I was glad that many of us in the Chamber were of the same opinion as the Minister. We wll support her in any way we can in that regard. As women, all of us present know that a barrier to returning to work is childcare costs. Does the Minister have targets when she enters discussions with the Minister for Finance? On average, is she looking at reducing the cost by 50% over two or ten years, for example, or will she give some indication of what she considering?

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