Deputy First Minister Emma Pengelly expressed concerns about the financial pressure on families in Northern Ireland, emphasizing the need for additional support rather than raising revenue. Pengelly highlighted the poor quality of public services and the urgent need to address childcare costs. Sinn Féin's LizK1988 called for the development of a long-discussed childcare strategy. Alliance's KateNicholl advocated for a bespoke system to tackle childcare costs. The discussion on childcare crisis and costs was part of the SundayPolitics show with MarkCarruthers7.
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It is unsustainable to ask people to pay more for "poor public services" in Northern Ireland, according to Deputy First Minister @Little_Pengelly. https://t.co/0XdblU2LGn
#SundayPolitics with @MarkCarruthers7 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 @𝗕𝗕𝗖𝗶𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 Deputy First Minister @little_pengelly Childcare crisis & costs @HamiltonAoife @LizK1988 @KateNicholl Analysis @SuzyJourno Watch here: https://t.co/0t8t87BLpY https://t.co/BSPUy8yqin
"It is in crisis. We need to move quickly." "There are urgent actions that we need to take now because families & childcare settings are under huge pressure." dFM @little_pengelly - on the need to tackle childcare costs. #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/8GdYy1F4MT
"We can't put in place a system which isn't going to work. We need to look at a bespoke system for Northern Ireland." Alliance's @KateNicholl - on tackling childcare costs. @MarkCarruthers7 #SundayPolitics https://t.co/LI4cPd0SS1
"We want the Education Minister to develop the childcare strategy that we've been talking about for so long." Sinn Féin's @LizK1988 #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/v31CcK0azP
"We are in a financially pressured situation for families. Instead of asking them to pay more we need to be looking at additional supports." dFM @little_pengelly - on whether she supports Stormont raising more revenue. #SundayPolitics | @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/a0CmbBMcsh
"The quality of our public services is not up to scratch. Asking people to pay more for poor public services is not a sustainable position." dFM @little_pengelly - on whether the Executive will seek to raise further revenue. #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/QTJJow4KIc