Donegal Senator blasts Government proposals for grandparent grant

A Donegal Senator has hit out at a Government proposal for a grant for grandparents who care for their grandchildren.
Members of the Independent Alliance are calling for the introduction of a self-assessed payment for grandparents who help out caring for their grandchildren while the child’s parents work.
Senator Padraig MacLochlainn says childcare costs are a huge outlay for many families across Donegal.
He has described this latest proposal as a half-baked attempt to bring down the cost of childcare that will in no way address the real issue:

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