Search for mother and baby homes speaker:Joanna Tuffy (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005): Joanna Tuffy: Senator O'Rourke referred to the debate over whether it is better for children to have their mother at home or working. Saying that it is good for the child to have the mother at home can be taken as a criticism of working mothers. The debate should not be about all or nothing. As a State, we should try to promote and facilitate a flexible approach so that a person can do both at the same...

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