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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage. (15 Dec 2005): Mary Henry: ...time with me. I very much welcome the changes the Minister has managed to achieve for those in his charge. The increases are very welcome. Having been obliged to deal with the Department of Social and Family Affairs and its predecessors for many years, I welcome the attitude of those officials who have worked there in recent years. There is a total change in how the people who must live on...
Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements. (22 Feb 2005): Mary Henry: ...it reminded me of the situation of 30 years ago. Sadly, no progress whatsoever seems to have been made in the area of child care. It is depressing that I have been in this House for 12 years and that one of the first things I did was to look, with Deputy Mary Wallace, for a site which would be suitable for child care within the environs of Leinster House. We located several places, but...
Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (2 Dec 2003): Mary Henry: ...White's comments on the value of breastfeeding. It is very important physically, psychologically, intellectually, etc. It is very sad that the incidence of breastfeeding is so low in this country and worse still that it goes down for mothers lower on the socio-economic scale. A child in social class one is much more likely to be breastfed than a child in social class five. I take the...

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