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The Daily PollPoll: Does the State do enough to help parents with childcare costs?
Tell us what you think.
BEING A PARENT and being a worker means spending money on childcare.
The State is trying to help with this, by introducing schemes such as giving €20 per week towards the cost of childcare.
But with 3,000 mothers – at last count – leaving the workforce annually due to the excessive costs of childcare, for some people the costs are too much.
What do you think: Does the State do enough to help parents with childcare costs?
Poll Results:
No (6663)
Yes (1606)
I don't know (445)
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