Results 1-17 of 17 for other and baby speaker:David Stanton

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive and very positive response. It would be a great Christmas present for these parents if they were to have a childcare or after-school place for their baby or child before Christmas. That would be great. As the Minister has acknowledged, this situation is urgent. It is a number of weeks since the flooding happened and the childcare facilities were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Dec 2023)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for being here. I appreciate it. We all recall the terrible events of Storm Babet in Midleton on 18 October. Businesses, houses and roads were destroyed and millions of euro worth of damage was done. An issue that has come up is the damage to crèches. At least two I know of have closed. One may not open at all; the other will not open until April or May....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (16 Jun 2020)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 339 and 388 together. As the law now stands, a mother is entitled to this leave irrespective of the duration of her current employment. The mother can take maternity leave from casual or part-time employment. She can take up to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, and up to a further 16 weeks of unpaid leave. Two weeks must be taken before the baby is due, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (9 Jun 2020)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 to 211, inclusive, 217 and 227 together. As the law now stands, a mother is entitled to this leave irrespective of the duration of her current employment. The mother can take maternity leave from casual or part-time employment. She can take up to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, and up to a further 16 weeks of unpaid leave. Two weeks must be taken before...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (3 Jun 2020)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 326 to 328, inclusive, 330, 337, 342 to 344, inclusive, 357 and 406 together. As the law now stands, a mother is entitled to this leave irrespective of the duration of her current employment. The mother can take maternity leave from casual or part-time employment. She can take up to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, and up to a further 16 weeks of unpaid...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

David Stanton: When we were last here I gave an undertaking to progress the Bill in Government time, reflecting the Government's support for the aims of the Bill. Increasing choices for working parents and helping to provide them with the opportunity to spend more time with their children is a worthwhile aim, and we all share it. However, Senators will appreciate that the development of policy in this...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: I am pleased to be here again to participate in the debate on the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017. Today is an opportunity for Members of this House to put their views on the record and I am pleased to contribute to this discussion. I am also glad of the opportunity to update this House on the work that is under way in Government on supporting families and children, which is something...

Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 May 2018)

David Stanton: I am very happy to join in the debate on the Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018. I commend Deputy Rabbitte and Deputy Smyth on bringing it before the House. I also commend Deputy Butler on her contribution to the Bill. As presented by the Deputies, the Bill provides for female Members of the Oireachtas to have an entitlement of 18 weeks of maternity...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Tánaiste and the Government as a whole, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I congratulate Deputies Catherine Martin and Eamon Ryan for bringing this important motion before the House. I have been a Member of the House for 20 years and I do not think that this matter has come up before in this format. Perhaps Deputy Penrose, who has been here for...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: Yes and I am here to tell the tale. In the late 1950s my parents went through a time wondering whether or not I would survive, so I can empathise with that. I heard the stories that were told and I know it affects many people on all sides. The Government is acutely aware of the different pressures that families with pre-term babies face and believes that the State can and should support...

Seanad: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: I am delighted to be here today on Second Stage of the Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016. I know I can expect valuable and incisive contributions from Senators to the debate and I am looking forward to their support during our discussions on what we are trying to achieve with the Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to give effect to the decision in budget 2016 to provide for two weeks'...

Seanad: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: I thank Senators from all sides of the House for their valuable contributions to this Second Stage debate and for their broad support for the Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016. We all want what is best for children. All the evidence shows that in parenting what is best for children is the involvement of their fathers in their practical care and day-to-day lives. Even a short amount of...

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

David Stanton: Most of those who spoke this evening started by offering sympathy to the families of those who were murdered in Paris and to the French people. I join in that. This was an appalling atrocity that could have happened anywhere. France was picked, for whatever reason, but it could have happened anywhere, in any capital in Europe or the western world. I attended an event a couple of weeks...

Topical Issue Debate: Adoption Services Provision (25 Mar 2014)

David Stanton: I am interested in whether it can be expanded nationally. In the meantime I am sure the Minister realises that parents with a hyperactive child who suffers from fears of abandonment, anxiety, aloofness and phobias and who is acting out in all types of distressing ways really do need assistance. I take the Minister's point that parents must be understanding of financial needs, but this is...

Topical Issue Debate: Adoption Services Provision (25 Mar 2014)

David Stanton: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me the opportunity to raise this issue and I am pleased that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is in the House to discuss it with me. This matter came to my attention a short while ago when two parents came to see me. They had adopted a baby a number of years ago from a foreign country in quite poor conditions. The parents...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

David Stanton: We have reached a certain position after many years and we are where we are right now. I have met people and we have all been lobbied strongly on this issue. I have met people from the Pro-Life Campaign. One of its documents states:The most important option not contained in the report is to reverse the Supreme Court decision of 1992, which would allow for abortion up to birth [according to...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2009)

David Stanton: I am pleased to be able to contribute to this important debate. I have read as much about the matter as I can, including debates in the House and the media, and the more I read, the more confused I get. How did we find ourselves in this mess? I considered countries like Canada, which has what is known as a boring and conservative regulatory system. Canada has come through the infamous...