I wish to acknowledge the wonderful cross-party support we had in the Chamber last night. On behalf of Fianna Fáil I formally thank the Government for supporting the Parental Leave Bill 2013. Senators Bacik and van Turnhout lead from the front. I said on "Morning Ireland" this morning that Senator Conway was brilliant leading from the front.

I thank the Senator.

Does the Senator have a question for the Leader?

The same applies to Senator Cullinane from Sinn Féin. More of that is needed. I spent the past eight or nine months preparing the Bill. Senator Walsh spoke about getting in people to help the economy. The quickest way to help the economy is to get businesses to grow and to start more businesses. The Bill proposed by Fianna Fáil and developed by me is about sharing the 26 weeks of maternity leave a woman gets after having a baby with the father of the baby if she so wishes. It draws the man more into the-----

That is all on the record.

While I know we have had a very contentious morning here, I formally thank Senator Bacik for her support and Senator Hayden. We had a meeting on the margins last week to discuss the Bill - that is how women work together and pull it off.

That is women for you.

We need more women here.

Absolutely.