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Sat 09 Sep 2005Childcare argument is nowhere near settledMaureen Gaffney appears to have a certainty that the rest of us lack, writes Breda O'Brien. During the week, it was reported that she had said in relation to childcare, "the argument was now settled".She told the Fianna Fáil conference that "irrespective of the amount of time in childcare and the age of entry, the proportion of children with secure emotional attachment was exactly the same at 62 per cent as those reared at home by their mothers".