Fiscal claim
Cap childcare at €200/month per child
Headline figure
Per-year impact
€500m
Recurring annual spend
Total over horizon
€500m
2025 onwards
Confidence
Stated in source
Same fee cap as Fianna Fáil; derived cost €500m/yr.
Attribution & links
- Origin
- Manifesto
- Owner
- Fine Gael
- Policy area
- Children And Youth
- Underwrites commitment
- Cap childcare costs at €200 per month per child
- First stated
- 2024-11-17
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
Verification
Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.
Verified against Fine Gael GE2024 Manifesto, p.118: "Cap the cost of childcare at €200 per month for a child (National Childcare Scheme)"
Evidence & sources
Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.
Source
- Fine Gael GE2024 ManifestoFine Gael·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
- Fine Gael GE2024 Manifesto, p.118 - verbatim figureFine Gael·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
See this claim in coalition context on the fiscal model.