A Dublin City councillor is to hold a public safety meeting later his month after she captured the latest incident involving “vulnerable pedestrians” on her phone.
Chair of the Women s Committee, Darcy Lonergan, says legislation needs to be introduced which will rectify this issue:
“Due to a lack of maternity leave, our Councillors feel pressure to come back, both Cllr. Claire Byrne & Cllr Janice Boylan returned to work just 2 weeks after giving birth. An ideal system would allow for a substitute so our constituents are still represented and we don t feel pressure and guilt about taking the time that we and our baby need”
Cllr Janice Boylan said ”Rushing back to my council role didn’t help me and I suffered a bout of postpartum depression.