Childcare
# childcare - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
500 subsidised childcare places come online
A total of 6,000 places will be available when the scheme is implemented in full.
# childcare - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Varadkar comments on childcare a ‘throwback to the 19th century’
The Transport Minister said earlier this week that women would have to quit their jobs if they earned less than the childcare expenses.
Column: The cost of childcare is already forcing some parents to give up their jobs
Enda Kenny’s attempt to reassure women over the insolvency controversy does not go far enough, writes Irene Gunning, who says without any form of subsidy, supports or tax relief, childcare costs are borne fully by parents, limiting job options.
# childcare - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Childcare costs leave parents struggling to pay household bills
A survey has shown that costs are also preventing many parents from taking up employment.
# childcare - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Cork crèche closes after toddler found with a ‘probable’ case of E. coli
The crèche is closed as a precaution to prevent the spread of the infection.
# childcare - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Poll: Should government fund a national childcare scheme?
Do we need to give parents more time for business pursuits?
Column: Childcare is the main obstacle for women getting into business
If we want more women to become entrepreneurs and help rebuild the economy, then a national childcare scheme is needed, says Sarah Nic Lochlainn.
# childcare - Thursday 11 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Christopher Walken
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# childcare - Saturday 11 August, 2012
Here is the week’s news… skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The underground sect which has never been exposed to Craig Doyle – and would you trust NAMA to mind your children?
# childcare - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Open thread: How should Ireland deal with high childcare costs?
An Irish Independent survey finds that the costs of having one child in daytime care is often higher than a mortgage.
# childcare - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Sick pay proposal will affect childcare service provision – survey
Preschool and creche operators say they cannot afford to cover the cost of Minister Burton’s proposal.
# childcare - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Column: The Dept of Finance is either unable – or unwilling – to fix childcare
The Department of Finance is refusing to run the numbers on making childcare tax deductible. It’s not good enough, writes Stephen Donnelly.
# childcare - Monday 9 July, 2012
Column: Reasons for making childcare tax-deductible are solid…
…So why is the Department of Finance dragging its heels on figuring out that this policy would be cash-positive for the State, asks independent TD Stephen Donnelly.
# childcare - Friday 18 May, 2012
Column: Sinéad O’Connor – Ireland’s children live in a caste system
The singer has been horrified by a report on the state of a building which houses counselling services for teenagers – and argues that it is indicative of how some children are being ignored by the State.
# childcare - Friday 27 April, 2012
Column: ‘Free preschool has to be backed by strong political will’
Education and care go hand in hand, argues Irene Gunning, and the care of toddlers and preschoolers can’t be separated as two different processes.
# childcare - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Column: ‘Those first months were magical’ – a dad’s paternity leave plea
Statutory paternity leave would help shift the attitudes of a whole society, argues Andrew Doherty – recalling the birth of his own children.
# childcare - Tuesday 3 April, 2012
New service aims to help children bond with separated parents
Three new pilot Child Contact Centres will offer a safe place for children to spend time with parents they do not live with.
# childcare - Monday 26 March, 2012
Former Dublin Garda station leased to childcare company
Minister of State Brian Hayes said that he was open to leasing other State properties to businesses and the community.
# childcare - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Column: How to make parental leave work for dads in Ireland too
Journalist Philip O’Connor says the system of parental leave in Sweden, where he lives, benefits children, parents and the unemployed – and it is ideal for recessionary Ireland.
# childcare - Saturday 21 January, 2012
Gender quotas welcome – but ‘token’ women candidates won’t work
Female politicians relate their personal experiences of running for office in a male-dominated political world at Dublin Castle conference.
# childcare - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Ireland will do whatever “humanly possible” to stop children dying in care – Kenny
Enda Kenny assures the Dáil that the State will do whatever it must to ensure that no more children die in its care.
Twenty-two young people died while known to State care services
The deaths took place over nine months in 2010, and include four cases of suicide.
# childcare - Thursday 18 August, 2011
TD says lack of childcare and cash stops women entering politics
The Labour TD for Wicklow / East Carlow says women face five particular challenges they need met, before they can consider running for election, and we can achieve balance.
# childcare - Monday 28 March, 2011
Revealed: the real value of a stay-at-home parent
All that cooking, cleaning and chauffering adds up to a gross domestic output of €39,182.
# childcare - Thursday 10 March, 2011
Woods’ playing schedule limited by time with kids
“If you’ve been divorced with kids, then you would understand,” says Woods of lack of competition.
# childcare - Friday 11 February, 2011
Childcare costs differ by 50 per cent in parts of the country
Costs can vary from region to region with Dublin being particularly expensive according to the National Consumer Agency
# childcare - Tuesday 30 November, 2010
Grandparents bearing the burden of childcare
As households downsize their budgets, grandparents are increasingly being relied upon for childcare.
# childcare - Tuesday 23 November, 2010
IMF suggests cutting tax – but just for women
A cut in taxes for women would increase GDP, says the IMF.
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