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Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: We are not just referring to e-mail.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: While I am not trying to be awkward, I wish to draw attention to a problem. I do not know how a woman can work and breastfeed at the same time. It is an impossibility and would be very detrimental to the mother's health. I breastfed my daughter for seven and a half months and I do not know how a woman could work and breastfeed. Figures produced by La Lèche League show that Ireland has the...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Why are we at the bottom of the breastfeeding league in Europe? I accept what Senator Henry said. What is Senator Terry's opinion?

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I apologise.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Why?

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: While I agree with Senator Terry, I do not know how a mother can work and breastfeed. The breastfeeding would be a disaster. I do not know how it can be done.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I do not know how it can be done.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I accept the extension to six months for breastfeeding breaks. I view this in the context of future extensions to maternity leave, but I am still mystified about the other matter.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I do not wish to put a dampener on this again but we may be leaving ourselves open to challenge. I am an employer and I breastfed my daughter for seven and a half months. I accept all one needs is a chair but I am concerned about the conditions. If an employee brought a baby to work, I could imagine them saying that it is not an adequate place for their baby to be kept. I am being realistic....

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Anything could happen. Semi-State bodies are the best for providing crèches for babies. The semi-State sector has set the pace in providing crèches adjacent to workplaces but I am thinking of the average company.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: It is a man's club.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I thank the Minister and his officials for listening so attentively today and for the vision for the women of the next generation shown in the Chamber. As I said, I feel very strongly that mothers should not have to work and breastfeed. I maintain my position that, if they are breastfeeding for six months, they are entitled to be at home. Regarding the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission,...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for listening to us. I congratulate Senator Cox on her impressive attention to the detail of the amendments to the Bill. I also thank Senators Tuffy, Terry and Henry for an excellent evening. I have been waiting a long time to say what I did.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary White: I support Senator Maurice Hayes's call for a debate on Northern Ireland before Christmas. We have deliberately delayed having such a debate for diplomatic reasons but it is critical now that such a debate be held.

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary White: Yes, we do.

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary White: Some of those countries import the cells.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and his officials. Without throwing bouquets at the Minister, his list of achievements in the Department of Transport is tremendous. I explained to my sister in the United States the position in Ireland regarding the saving of human lives and it is an understatement to say she was very impressed. I had three little points about which I had intended to write to the...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary White: I will be brief. I was just dropped on the side of the road by Bus Éireann and had to return to that point to travel back to Dublin.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary White: Excuse me. My point is very important because I am a firm believer in trade between here and Northern Ireland. What happened was cracked. My second point, which was raised with the Minister before, is that it should be acceptable to pay the toll on the motorway to the North in sterling. Sterling is accepted on the train, so why can it not be used at the toll station when crossing the River Boyne?