@DannyDonnelly1 Although they don’t taste as good, time for bars and pubs to bring in the soda guns for those that can’t afford this. Give people the option
@MatthewOToole2 Sorry. If they get recess surely they should act like teachers and take their holidays there. Don’t see teachers going oh not today class I’m off to the Caribbean if this is the case
Ofc @paulgivan. If it doesn’t affect you it’s not worth doing eh. Losing predominantly women in the workforce is a blow to the NI economy. Think long term
Education Minister Paul Givan has confirmed that it will be "a number of years" before a childcare strategy is in place in Northern Ireland.
https://t.co/l41DTTL6Kr
@CaraHunterMLA@MeltedParentsNI@SDLPlive on our knees here. Turning down anything that costs us money just so can feed the children yet both on what is deemed average salaries. Somethings got to give. Can we please have free hours in the interim. The 15% was not helpful as our childcare went up £20/day and we’ve 2
@GrantSana 100% our wages need to increase. Socialising in Belfast is second to London in terms of expense in the U.K. and with rents going up people cannot afford proper life here
@BigKenny1690@allianceparty @MichelleGuy4 Has he really? My bills haven’t changed despite the 15% thing as all the childcare whacked the bills up. Free hours would have been much more helpful. Pre school is not childcare