Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

No. Surely everybody should get a copy of the report. We should have a debate on it and we had better get our copies of the report.

The Senator also referred to the report on obesity and pointed out that GP rooms in many schools have become classrooms. He said also that parents, school managers and the community at large are very much involved in organising and carrying out games strategies, particularly community games. He referred to the fact that children had different preferences and that not all children liked physical games. Some may have other inclinations. The issue would make for a useful debate.

Senator Tuffy referred to the report on obesity and noted that sport and play are very important. I agree with the Senator. Through play many children can express themselves and work out difficulties as they perceive them. The Senator referred to playgrounds and the proliferation of golf courses vis-À-vis the number of school playgrounds.

Senator Tuffy referred also to the report of the World Economic Forum on gender equality and women's economic capabilities. She said men have negative and obstructionist policies towards women advancing in the workplace. A lady who came to see me knows, as does everybody else, she did not get promotion because she had just returned from maternity leave. She will find it difficult to prove but I take the Senator's point.

The Senator also noted the importance of child care. It is interesting to note how everybody is jumping on the issue of child care, and so they should because it is an important issue. To date, many Members have been prominent with regard to its provision and are bringing forward documents. If that is the case and with such brains as are in the House honed in on the issue of child care, we should get a good policy.