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Young couples delaying having children because of creche costs, says Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman

Young Irish couples are delaying having children because of high creche fees, Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said.

Government should move away from one-off payments in budgets, ESRI says

Think tank also claims money being set aside in two new State funds is modest in context of record €22.6bn corporate tax haul

Budget measures will increase incomes but purchasing power lower than it was in 2020, says ESRI

It said the package of tax cuts, welfare increases, one-off payments and indirect tax cuts is worth around 2% of household disposable income on average.

Budget 2024: Baby steps forward when a giant leap for young children in Louth was needed

Opinion: The budget gave us baby steps forward when a giant leap for young children was needed

Frances Byrne of Early Childhood Ireland says the government could and should have gone further to fund the sector this week.