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Childcare in Ireland: Usage, Affordability and Incentives to Work

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  • Karina Doorley

    (Economic and Social Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The Institute for Labor Studies, Germany)

  • Dora Tuda

    (Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin)

  • Alyvia McTague

    (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)

  • Mark Regan

    (Parliamentary Budget Office, Ireland)

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Successive reports have put childcare costs in Ireland at among the highest in the OECD. In this paper we investigate the usage and cost of childcare in Ireland, profiling those experiencing high childcare costs by income quintile, family type and number and age of children. We show how the National Childcare Scheme is likely to improve the affordability of childcare in Ireland while pointing out features of the scheme that may disincentivise work. Lastly, we simulate a number of reforms to the National Childcare Scheme, showing how affordability and incentives to work are likely to be affected by the alteration of specific parameters of the subsidy.

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  • Karina Doorley & Dora Tuda & Alyvia McTague & Mark Regan, 2023. "Childcare in Ireland: Usage, Affordability and Incentives to Work," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 54(4), pages 247-283.
    • Handle: RePEc:eso:journl:v:54:y:2023:i:4:p:247-283
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