women

Mary Mitchell O’Connor: System is letting down women – and their children

Updated on November 14, 2013 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

The best possible nutritional option for a child in the first 1,000 days of their life is breast milk. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Department of Health both recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months… Read More

Category: News, News Archive, Uncategorized Tags: Breastfeeding, children, women

Our Constitution must not pigeon hole women

Updated on November 14, 2013 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has said that our Constitution must not pigeon hole women into a particular role. Deputy Mitchell O’Connor was speaking in the Dáil this week on the recommendations put forward by… Read More

Category: News, News Archive, Uncategorized Tags: consitutional convention, women

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Annual Report welcome but stats unlikely to reflect true scale of the problem – Mitchell O’Connor

Updated on August 12, 2013 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

An updated SAVI report could give us a better understanding of sexual abuse in Ireland allowing for better policy formation down the line Speaking following her attendance at the launch of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s Annual Report… Read More

Category: News, News Archive Tags: family law, women

Quotas are regrettable but necessary

Updated on February 5, 2013 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Speaking on the Electoral Amendment Bill in the Dáil this evening (Wednesday), Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, said that the introduction of electoral gender quotas are a regrettable but necessary measure needed to address the… Read More

Category: Blog, News, News Archive Tags: quotas, women

International Women’s Day presents opportunity to highlight domestic violence

Updated on August 13, 2018 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Thursday) said that International Women’s Day not only gives us a chance to celebrate women’s social, economic and political achievements, it also presents us with an opportunity to… Read More

Category: Blog, News, News Archive Tags: children, International Women's Day, women

Time to redress the gender pay gap balance

Updated on August 13, 2018 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Steps taken to increase women’s representation in the Dáil, now time to look at the world of business Speaking following the publication of an EU Commission study which suggests that Irish women are earning less than their male… Read More

Category: Blog, News, News Archive Tags: women