Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I commend Senator Mary White on the publication of that paper which raises an important issue. It should be a matter of concern to Government that so few entrepreneurs are women, like so few politicians are women and again we have to look at positive action measures to increase the number of women. I welcome that paper.

In this session Senator White has also been responsible for producing an excellent Bill on paternity leave, which was accepted by the Government on Second Stage. This is the kind of work that the Seanad excels at, like Senator Quinn's Construction Contracts Bill that we finally passed yesterday.