The majority of parents make their own arrangements. They have to do so because public provision is minimal. It continues to be minimal because the Government has the same attitude to child care that it has to care of the elderly, namely, that one should make one's own arrangements. Although the Government wants women in the workforce, it is not really concerned about assisting them to negotiate the difficult early years or about recognising that there are times in child rearing when flexi-time and parental time are needed for a variety of reasons. I refer, for example, to years when children are obliged to sit State examinations. My son sat his leaving certificate last year and a parent needs to be present when the examinations are taking place. They also need flexibility. I am sure the Minister of State will say that what I am seeking is only possible in an ideal world, but if we do not aim for it, we will never achieve it.