Has Ireland fallen behind Europe when it comes to childcare?

Ireland is an unfortunate outlier in Europe when it comes to early childhood education and care and family leave.

That’s the view of the National Women’s Council, who are today hosting a conference discuss how Ireland can develop an integrated model of public early education and care and adequate family leave.

To discuss further we heard from Donal Swan, Women’s Economic Equality Co-ordinator, with the National Women’s Council.