Daniel Ennis
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436 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 13 Jul
Daniel Ennis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Claire Byrne Show · Many parents say childcare costs equates to a second mortgage. · 29 Apr 2026
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Look, it's something that I have a lot of lived experience on, Clare.
I'm one of those parents that's paying the second mortgage.
I'm one of those parents that was lucky to even get into that position to get a childcare place for my young daughter.
And look, it's really putting a strain on my family and families right across the constituency.
And Clare, there's that piece as well, like the guilt of a parent, you know, so how many parents are not reaching out to us about this?
I took to social media on this only recently and the amount of DMs I'm getting from people right across the country that are really struggling and haven't spoke out on this.
And even one parent said to me, sure, Daniel, don't you just struggle to get by?
Because it's only for a few years, but we shouldn't be doing that, Clare.
Like we simply shouldn't be doing that.
Oh, well, look, I've done my own bit of research on it, and the average we're paying across Ireland is €850.
Like, so many people are telling me that it's well above that, that they're paying.
And I know I'm not doing the numbers, but I'm paying above that.
Well over, Claire, well over.
Honestly, the amount of people that have reached out to me since, and again on DMs, privately, on social media, about paying €1,500, €1,600, €1,800.
simply from the UK.
It's just, it's really, it's really putting a strain on other people, on young people, on people with families.
And we know, look, this isn't just about cost.
It's about availability, waiting lists, and people being locked out of childcare altogether.
And it's something that I'm hearing, obviously I'm knocking on doors right across Dublin Central.
I'm hearing it from East Wall to Glass and Evan, from Sheriff Street to Stoneybatter.
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