Fiscal claim

€10-a-day childcare

Headline figure

Per-year impact

€500m

Recurring annual spend

Total over horizon

€500m

2025 onwards

Confidence

Stated in source

SF: €10/day cap requires ~€500m/yr additional state subsidy.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Children And Youth
Underwrites commitment
Deliver €10-a-day childcare
First stated
2024-11-19
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 Sinn Féin GE2024 Manifesto - Am don Athrú, p.28: "Sinn Féin is determined to deliver childcare to parents for €10 a day."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.

Source

See this claim in coalition context on the fiscal model.