Tipperary childcare costs an average of €170/week
Figures for every region in the country were made public in the Dáil
The average (median) cost of childcare in Tipperary is €170 a week, according to new Dáil figures, among the lowest in the country.
The highest cost is, naturally, in Dublin and specifically Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, where the cost is about €265 a week. The lowest average is in county Leitrim, where fees work out at roughly €160 a week.
The figures were provided by the Minister for Children Hildegarde Naughton, who made note of the two types of subsidies available for children aged between 24 weeks and 15 years.
These include a universal subsidy which is not means tested and provides €2.14 per hour, “for a maximum of 45 weekly hours, meaning a family using 45 hours of care a week who are in receipt of the universal subsidy would receive €96.30 off their weekly childcare fee”.
“The other is an income-assessed subsidy which may result in a higher hourly rate depending on factors such as the family income, child age and number of children in the family. Depending on these factors, rates may be awarded up to €5.10 per hour”.