Search for mother and baby speaker:Fergal Browne (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits. (27 Jun 2006): Fergal Browne: ...week. She made a simple point to me. In her case, where she must constantly supervise her child, would it not make more sense for her to be given extended paid maternity leave? If she had left her baby in hospital to be looked after, she argued, it would have cost the State a fortune. Instead, she was doing the State a service by taking on the enormous responsibility of looking after her...
Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006): Fergal Browne: I know the Senator did not start it, but I will not blame anyone. It is time we moved on. We should always encourage responsible fiscal management of the country and budget surpluses. To throw money at people and go into debt is not the way forward. It happened between 1977 and 1979 and it bankrupted the country. Senator Brady agrees with me but I will not engage in that debate today. ...

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