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👶 Childcare: What Each Party Proposes
A Public Model of Childcare
Childcare fees cut by €200/month immediately. Cap of €200/month by 2028.
Ireland has some of the highest childcare costs in Europe. Parents are paying more for childcare than for their mortgage. Many mothers are effectively working just to cover the cost …
Phased to 2028 Full detailReduce Childcare Fees to €200/Month
Childcare fees to €200/month.
Fine Gael commits to reducing childcare fees to €200 per month but provides limited detail on how a public model would be built.
Full detailReduce Childcare Fees to €200/Month
Childcare fees to €200/month.
Fianna Fáil matches the €200/month target but, like Fine Gael, relies on subsidising private providers rather than building public capacity.
Full detail€10 Per Day Childcare
€10/day childcare. Include childminders. Public model long-term. €1.50/hr pay increase for workers.
Sinn Féin's €10/day plan is the most specific costing. They also commit to a public model, citing Denmark, Sweden and Canada as examples.
Full detailUniversal Free Childcare
Universal free childcare.
People Before Profit is the only party proposing fully free childcare — the most radical position but with the least detail on implementation.
Full detailAll policy positions are sourced from parties' own published manifestos and policy documents. This is an independent citizen project. The author is a former member of the Social Democrats. This site is not endorsed by any political party.