Reported plans for trial State childcare scheme are 'exceptionally weak' - Shortall

The co-leader of the Social Democrats Róisín Shortall has said her party has yet to see the framework document agreed between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but reported plans for a trial State childcare scheme are “exceptionally weak.”

Ms Shortall told Newstalk’s Pat Kenny show that her party will read the framework document and consider it once they receive it. However, she pointed out that there are fundamental differences between her party and Fine Gael in particular.