Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There should be no question of it becoming contingent on there being a problem. It is fine to have a baby at home for a year. That is great but there are people who might like to work a little at the same time. I would not like to get to the point where people might think this is the only way. It would be a bit like breastfeeding, where if someone is not doing it there is guilt and pressure around it. We must not create that link either.