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Budget 2027 main points: everything you need to know
Here is our list of the key measures expected to be announced in Budget 2027 at lunchtime
Childcare scheme leaves part-time working mother worse off
Once the subsidy is applied, I am paying more for fewer hours
Budget day has lost all excitement. It is now an attritional struggle between ministers
Increase in basic income tax credits of €125 is small beer by any standard, with inflation soaring
Housing crisis perpetuating child poverty crisis
Cross-departmental ownership, action and attention needed
Muted welcome for childcare cost reduction measures including €550 cap on fees
Sligo mother of three wants to see ‘more strategic thinking’ in Minister’s long-term plan for childcare
Budget 2027: Does this giveaway budget have potential banana skins that might lie ahead for the Government?
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Budget 2027: Improved childcare supports to include after-school care
Families with a young child in creche could save €1,000 a year, while an income-tax package is expected for workers
Scrapping carbon tax means handing ‘billions of euro to Ursula von der Leyen’
Simon Harris says he is ‘not going to stand for’ misinformation around the introduction of carbon tax
Budget 2027 will not be able to address ‘all of the challenges’ facing Ireland, Minister says
Dara Calleary expects ‘targeted investment where people are feeling the pinch most at the moment’
Juggling work and children: why the childcare burden must be eased
Budget is chance to help parents struggling with high creche bills and depleted incomes
‘Help is on the way’ with energy costs, Simon Harris says in advance of budget
Pearse Doherty warns of more increases in electricity prices before Budget 2027 and criticises cut in energy credits
Some educators are more valued than others
Ireland’s pride in its schools should extend to those who educate children before they reach the school gate
Being a working mother is a horror show at times. The stress can be crippling
I am just one of the more than 1.3 million women in employment in Ireland. For working mothers, the stress can be crippling
Early Years staff deserve pay parity
Early Years and School Age Care professionals play a critical role in the most formative years of children’s lives
Formal recognition of single-parent families would help eliminate poverty traps
Empower mothers to avail of further education and employment opportunities
Budget 2027: Will promised tax cuts and welfare hikes be any use against raging inflation?
People expecting major reform in areas like inheritance tax are likely to be disappointed on the day
Budget 2027: Jack Chambers plays down expectations of big tax giveaway after Harris comments
Taoiseach warns one-off cost-of-living payments can erode ability to tackle longer term issues, including childcare
We are anything but a forgotten generation
Our lives and our country are better thanks to the sacrifices of taxpayers in years gone by
Those in their 40s and 50s are the forgotten generation when it comes to the budget
We will pay for the proposed new schemes and get no utility from them
Public transport increases, creche overcharging, and Patrick Freyne’s Kardashian analysis
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: Ireland is in for a very wet and mild autumn
Increase in number of childcare providers investigated for possible overcharging
Department of Children review team undertakes audits to ensure core funding requirements are honoured
State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledge
Up to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise further
Our politicians need to engage us with ideas as smart as the one for parents in New York
Criticising the Government isn’t enough: Opposition parties have to convince us they could make our lives better
Childcare workers in Siptu reject pay offers on new minimum rates
Some 98% of voters reject offers that weighted increases heavily in favour of higher grades
What next for Kinahan cartel, lack of creche places and issues with Re-Turn scheme
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Ireland’s childcare black spots: ‘I have knocked at every creche door. I don’t want to quit my job’
Rachana Nagaraja was told she ‘might have a chance next September’ – ‘and I think that’s because I cried’
France accepts that parents have a right to leisure. We should do the same
I felt guilty for using the kids’ club, but I shouldn’t have
Childcare professionals deserve pay in line with their value to society
The current system demands high professional standards while failing to recognise those who meet them
First ever review of childcare fees to target creches overcharging parents
Department of Children says local authorities will check whether creches are breaching funding deal to freeze fees at 2021 levels
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