jaybird we're talking about a 6 and 7 year old here, not babies. It's not like they need much minding other than making sure they don't get up to too much mischief! And we're not talking about full time either, the op said it would be the odd day here and there. What would you expect to receive as a 16 year old for something like this? As others have said €70 would be more than the minimum wage for Gods sake! Have we totally lost the run of ourselves if our teenagers are looking for more than the minimum wage to effectively make sure two children don't wreck the house? There used to be a time when this would be considered a chance to earn a bit of pocket money!