As a mother of three children I understand the emotional, logistical and financial stress of trying to secure caring and affordable childcare. Our policy aims to support working parents and children from all backgrounds. You can read the full policy here https://www.fiannafail.ie/issues/childcare/or watch this 60second video where out I outline the key points. If you want every child and parent to have access to affordable quality childcare please vote No1 Mary Fitzpatrick or your next highest preference on Friday Feb 26th 2016.

Japan
I was proud to represent the Oireachtas Committee for Enterprise, Tourism and employment on our recent delegation to Japan. For almost 70 years Ireland has enjoyed strong diplomatic relations with Japan. Ireland opened it’s first embassy in Tokyo in 1974 In 2025 Ireland renewed and strengthened its presence in Japan


