Chai Brady
The number of births in Ireland is down 20% since 2012, the data from Census 2022 shows. The next budget may include a measure that will increase the amount of monthly Child Benefit paid to mothers for a third or subsequent child. This would be a response to falling birth rates in the country. The fertility rate has now fallen to 1.5 children per couple, well below the replacement level of 2.1.…
