Fine Gael proposes €600 monthly cap on fees with 30,000 new public childcare places

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Neale Richmond (Childcare Spokesperson) at the launch Fine Gael’s plans to reform childcare provision. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Fine Gael is proposing to cap childcare fees at a maximum of €600 per month, as the party pledges to make 30,000 public childcare places available.

Under the plans, families would pay a maximum of €200 per child per month, which would then cap out at a maximum of €600 for multiple children.