Report calls for ministry dedicated to childcare

A NEW Government ministry dedicated to childcare and pension credits for stay-at-home mothers are among the recommendations of a new Oireachtas report released yesterday.

Report calls for ministry dedicated to childcare

The report, by the Oireachtas Justice and Equality Committee, is intended to feed into an impending Government decision on a wide-ranging childcare package.

Produced following three days of hearings and submissions by 20 interested groups and stakeholders, the all-party report makes 12 recommendations, many of which have already been suggested in individual party proposals.

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