Ineffective childcare subsidies are harming careers, study reveals

GOVERNMENT childcare subsidies are ineffective and the careers of working parents are suffering, a new study reveals.

Ineffective childcare subsidies are harming careers, study reveals

The TNS MRBI survey of just over 1,000 adults also found that 6% of the working population (about two million) are using childcare services at a cost of around €1.1 billion a year.

It found that almost 30% of working parents who use paid childcare are paying around €482 a month for a childcare place.

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