New TD Bacik calls for a 'Donogh O'Malley moment' for childcare

Labour Party TD for Dublin Bay South, Ivana Bacik, pictured speaking at the Dáil Plinth at Leinster House this morning as a newly elected TD.  Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Ivana Bacik has begun her first day in the Dáil by calling for a "Donogh O'Malley moment" for childcare.

The new Labour Party TD for Dublin Bay-South officially signed the register as a TD today after winning the by-election on Friday.