Commitment

Cap childcare costs at €200 per month per child

What this means

  • Fine Gael promised to cap childcare costs at a maximum of 200 euro per month for each child, as part of its 2024 general election manifesto.[source]
  • The commitment also includes expanding the National Childcare Scheme so that childminders are covered, broadening the types of care that qualify for support.[source]
  • This is a promise made by Fine Gael, not yet delivered. It was first stated on 17 November 2024 and no delivery date has been set.[source]
  • The policy falls under children and youth affairs. Voters and oversight bodies can use this commitment to hold Fine Gael to account if it enters government.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Alan DillonOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Barry WardOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Brian BrennanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Colm BrophyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Colm BurkeOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    David MaxwellOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Edward TimminsOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Emer CurrieOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Emer HigginsOfficeholder

Summary derived from the records cited above. Read the methodology to understand how this is generated.

Relationship map

Fine Gael - owned by partyPFine Gaelowned by partyCCap childcare costs at €200 per…

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

Promised

Fine Gael committed to limiting childcare costs to a maximum of €200 per month per child and expanding the National Childcare Scheme to cover childminders.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Children And Youth
Owning party
Fine Gael
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-17
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

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