Greens say State must take 'greater role in the delivery and provision of childcare' 

Roderic O’Gorman is pushing for a once-off €560 child benefit payment for parents upon the birth of a new child.

Roderic O’Gorman said he believed a one-off €560 child benefit payment would provide a meaningful impact for new parents.

The State must take an “even greater role in the delivery and provision of childcare” due to the lack of community and private providers, Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has said.

The Children’s Minister has pushed for further State intervention in the childcare sector, while also pressing for a one-off €560 child benefit payment for parents upon the birth of a new child.