{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Social Democrats","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/","author_name":"Press Officer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/author\/press\/","title":"Budget\u2019s failure to address childcare costs is shameful - Social Democrats","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hgXPVl9M6f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/budgets-failure-to-address-childcare-costs-is-shameful\/\">Budget\u2019s failure to address childcare costs is shameful<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/budgets-failure-to-address-childcare-costs-is-shameful\/embed\/#?secret=hgXPVl9M6f\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Budget\u2019s failure to address childcare costs is shameful&#8221; &#8212; Social Democrats\" data-secret=\"hgXPVl9M6f\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS-_87.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1257,"description":"Today\u2019s budget will be met with bitter disappointment by parents due to the absence of measures to bring down the cost of childcare, according to Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly. Deputy Farrelly, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on children, said: \u201cDespite T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris expressing support for a public model of childcare before last year\u2019s [&hellip;]"}