Greens unveil €1.12bn childcare policy

PARENTS would get an allowance of up to €150 per child a month as part of a Green Party initiative aimed at helping low income families.

The €1.12 billion package unveiled yesterday would also see a statutory right to six months' parental benefit and free pre-school education for all children.

The €150 benefit would fall to €100 a month once the child entered pre-school and be paid until the age of 12 whether parents worked or not.