Seanad debates
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Order of Business
2:55 pm
Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It is under the radar how the women have been cut. I do not know how Senator Gilroy can laugh; I am speaking in the House today for the pregnant women of Ireland and the future pregnant women of Ireland, whose maternity benefit is being cut by €32 per week for 90% of those who receive it. This means that the Government has reduced the collective maternity benefit payment by €830 over the six-month period of maternity leave. How can Senators support that? How can my colleagues on the Government side support that?
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