Families forking out up to €2,000-a-month on crèches are being targeted by all parties as a group of voters whose voting intentions can be swayed by policies aimed at reducing the rising costs of childcare.
But the Coalition plans to “flush out” the opposition parties on the precise costs of their policies in the run-up to the general election.
The Government is scrambling to draw up a clear strategy to tackle childcare, while the issue will also be a key strategy of Fianna Fáil’s election campaign to shore up support among families struggling to meet these costs.
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