Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty has indicated she's prepared to examine cutting child benefit for higher earners to pay for childcare for all. 'Cut child benefit to fund childcare' - Doherty begins to look at households with incomes over €100kThe minister will get her officials to look at households earning more than €100,000 that are also getting child benefit. The move will revive memories of a 2012 push by the Troika to means-test children's allowance that was eventually parked as the bailout ended. Employers group Ibec and trade union Siptu both spoke in favour of changing the child benefit system. "I have just made a note - to look at the counties where households earn over €100,000 and are paid the children's allowance," she said.

Source: Irish Independent June 05, 2018 01:30 UTC