Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has managed to reduce the fees for many people using childcare but the reality is that many families using childminders are still excluded from these supports. In my constituency, there is a mix of people who choose childminders who are excluded from these supports and people who cannot access crèche places who would not choose a childminder but are forced into that because of the lack of crèche spaces. When will a solution for those who choose to childminding services be rolled out and what are we doing to ensure adequate crèche places?

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