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Sinn Féin: Parents Are Being Locked Out Of The Workforce by The Cost Of Childcare.

The party is tabling a motion in the Dáil tonight.

Sinn Fein says many parents are being 'locked out' of the workforce by the astronomical cost of childcare.

The party will table a motion in the Dail today to cut costs by 33 percent.

Figures released by the Department of Children in 2019 show the average cost of childcare, nationally, was €184 per week.

In Kildare, it was €200.49 per week.

Cost is not the only issue faced by parents - places are at a premium. In Kildare, alone, over 12 childcare providers closed in 2020.

The motion is being tabled by spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Kathleen Funchion.

She joined Clem Ryan on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today.

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