Mary White (Fianna Fail)

Since I came to the Seanad, two of my driving passions have been new approaches to child care and to ageing and ageism. I am afraid my two lady colleagues on my left missed the point. Maternity leave was 22 weeks' paid leave and 12 weeks' unpaid leave. From today, it will increase from 22 weeks' paid leave to 26 weeks' paid leave——