NWC calls for funding for early childhood education and mother and baby unit in pre-budget proposal

Government must invest in public services, says NWC director Orla O'Connor

The National Women's Council director Orla O'Connor has called on the Government to invest an additional €300m into early childhood education and care in Budget 2025.

The National Women's Council (NWC) has called on the Government to invest an additional €300m into early childhood education and care in Budget 2025.

In its pre-budget submission the NWC called on the Government to seize the opportunity to deliver universal, inclusive public services that support women "as part of a new feminist economic model that prioritises care for people and planet and creates an Ireland for all."