Seanad debates
Tuesday, 2 December 2003
Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
2:30 pm
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
There are two options. The employer must provide the facilities or, if he cannot do so for some reason or other, he must give the employee paid time off to avail of breastfeeding facilities. Due to the nature of the business we do in Leinster House, I imagine the facilities will be provided. I am a busy constituency Deputy and a busy Minister of State, so I will not personally make the arrangements. I thank the Senator for offering me the job but it will be up to other people to make the arrangements. I am only taking the Bill through the Oireachtas.
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