Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2022-07-07
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

This is what was committed. It is not just this. It is also supporting parents and recognising the real importance of getting early years care right, right down to the early weeks. We increased paid parental leave from two weeks to seven weeks. We need to go further but this is a real practical change. The increase in subsidies in the budget will not be done until September but it will be significant. Every member of Government parties has said the same thing. We will invest in childcare in the budget.

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Sitting date: 2022-07-07