Mary Henry (Independent)

Now that we have explained all we are looking for is a chair, will the Minister of State look at this again because I certainly do not want to get into a tangle with the Supreme Court? A chair would be a nominal amount. Senator Tuffy spoke about making this positive. People breastfeeding babies on aeroplanes, boats or elsewhere do not expect some special room – they just sit there and feed the child. It is not expected that people should have such facilities and it would be ridiculous. It would run totally counter to what the Bill is trying to do, namely, to encourage breastfeeding and not isolate people in some air-conditioned room, as Senator Cox said. Perhaps the Minister of State will look at this between now and Report Stage. Even if all the great powers say it will not do, perhaps the Minister of State might be able to do something to make it look a bit more positive.