Nobody will be forced to give up their job where the cost of childcare exceeds their income in dealing with personal insolvency, the Taoiseach said this morning.

His comments on the issue come after Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said childcare costs would have to be taken into account in insolvency arrangements if the outlay is preventing parents from making mortgage repayments.

Mr Kenny told the Dáil draft guidelines about the conditions for personal insolvency deals with banks would not make any condition about childcare costs being in excess of income.

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Mr Martin called on the Taoiseach to confirm that people who earn less than the cost of their childcare will not be forced to give up their jobs and that the guidelines when finally published will ensure that these draft guidelines will be excluded and will not apply.

“I will so confirm” said the Taoiseach.

Right, so.