I want to paint a picture for the House. It might be a stretch for Members but they should imagine a female Taoiseach of 37 who is having a baby. If the baby comes in the middle of a confidence vote or during deliberations on the Finance Bill, what is that female Taoiseach to tell the country? What will she say to her doctors? "Hurry up, I have to get back to Leinster House to vote" or "Doctor, you have to come to Leinster House to deliver my baby there". Oireachtas Members and paid local councillors have no right to maternity leave. What are we saying to the women of Ireland? All political parties come out with claptrap about wanting more young people and more women involved. However, we do not even provide the basics such as breastfeeding breaks – what a laugh.