The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, has announced the Temporary Childcare Scheme for Essential Health Workers will not proceed on the 18 May as planned.  To discuss this we were joined by Phil Ni Sheadhaga, General Secretary of the INMO.

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