The Children's Minister believes an entirely State-funded childcare system is the best model and has promised to dramatically reduce costs for parents. Roderic O'Gorman has commissioned three bodies of work on the childcare sector, which will allow him to make targeted funding increases. The final element there is the workforce plan because we know that it is a very young workforce, it's an almost entirely female workforce, and it is poorly paid. "And because it's poorly paid, people aren't stayingSpeaking to the Irish Examiner, he promised that parents will see "a substantial reduction compared to what they're paying now" over the lifetime of this Government. "And because it's poorly paid, people aren't staying."

Source: Irish Examiner November 23, 2020 12:55 UTC