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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: A question, please, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: We have one of the lowest rates of breast feeding in Europe and it is very poorly funded. Last year, only approximately €100,000 was spent nationally in promoting breast feeding in Ireland. The 26-week period on its own will not do it for our children who are breast-fed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: We have three final contributors, but they can only have one minute each because we are under time pressure and we have to start another meeting directly after this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: Senator, we are under time pressure------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I appreciate that but I am the Chair, Senator, and everybody has been allotted fair time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: You are not a member of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I apologise, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: Could you ask a question, thank you, Senator?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: May I point out, Senator, that we have a member of Cabinet with responsibility for children?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I commended Deputy Troy on his work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: Senator Byrne, thank you very much.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I apologise Senator but somebody's phone is interfering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I just wanted to make sure the Senator is heard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I thank the Senator. We will now call on our contributors to respond to the last three speakers before we finish the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: Maybe we will ask Ms O'Connor to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: It is only fair to ask Ms O'Connor to respond to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: Perhaps that is a separate conversation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care: Discussion (7 May 2015)
Ciara Conway: I thank the Senator. I thank Ms O'Connor for stating the council's position.