Commitment

Reduce childcare fees to a maximum of €200 per month

What this means

  • This is a commitment in the 2025 Programme for Government to cut childcare costs for parents in Ireland.[source]
  • The goal is to reduce what parents pay for childcare to no more than 200 euro per month per child.[source]
  • The reduction will happen gradually over the lifetime of the Government rather than all at once.[source]
  • The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, led by Norma Foley, is responsible for delivering this commitment.[source]
  • The commitment is currently in progress. No fixed deadline has been set, so the public should watch for annual updates on progress.[source]

Direct impact (3)

Indirect impact (10)

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Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth - delivery owned by bodyBDepartment of Children, E…delivery owned by bodyNorma Foley - delivery owned by officeholderONorma Foleydelivery owned by officeholderRegulation and funding of early learning and childcare - implements mandateMRegulation and funding of…implements mandateCReduce childcare fees to a maxi…

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Status

In Progress

Commitment to progressively reduce parental childcare fees to a maximum of €200 per month per child over the lifetime of the Government.

Attribution & links

Origin
Programme For Government
Policy area
Children And Youth
Owning party
Independent / unattributed
Responsible body
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Responsible officeholder
Norma Foley
Linked mandate
Regulation and funding of early learning and childcare
First stated
2025-01-23
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

This commitment contributes to the Delivery score of Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Norma Foley.

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