Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-23
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

The Government supports the establishment of a JLC to establish new minimum terms and conditions for people working in the childcare sector, to help us further professionalise that sector and to improve the terms and conditions in it. We also realise that will have an impact on childcare costs. We need to be honest with people about that, but it is worth it if it means people working in the sector will get a better wage, the sector is professionalised and standards improved in the coming years. This project is being led by the Minister of State in my Department, Deputy English, but it is important to point out that JLCs require the co-operation of employers and staff.
Provided that is in place, we will make sure it happens.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-23