Seanad debates

Wednesday, 28 May 2003

Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

I will continue to make the case that the four weeks is not a defined right but a frustrating regulation. We only need to ask the women what they want to do. Anybody here can ask his wife, sister or mother what she put on her application form. What do the officials in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform put on their application forms? I am somewhat disappointed that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is not here, because I had this discussion with him when he was Attorney General. He accepted this is what the women are doing, but he felt it could not be changed. However, we can change it and I sincerely hope we will not allow this opportunity to pass.

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