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# Parental Leave

Last year
2022
# baby on board
State parental leave expanded to seven weeks
New parents can now take up to seven weeks leave as part of measures introduced by the Departments of Children and Social Protection.
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Jul 1st 2022, 1:25 PM
All time
# new baby
Justice Minister plans to take maternity leave after having her baby
There are no legal provisions for TDs to take parental leave.
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Jan 15th 2021, 12:19 PM
# new parents
'Maternity leave is a human right': TD calls for parental leave for TDs
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
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Jul 29th 2020, 7:26 PM
# new parents
Paid maternity and paternity leave to be extended by two weeks
New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.
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Oct 7th 2019, 8:33 AM
# unpaid leave
Four more weeks of unpaid parental leave available from September
This will increase the unpaid parental leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks from 1 September 2019.
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Jul 25th 2019, 11:11 AM
# Paternity Leave
Diageo to offer 26 weeks fully paid paternity leave to male employees in Ireland
Diageo is introducing the paid paternity scheme from 1 July.
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May 22nd 2019, 4:52 PM
Voices
Parental Leave: 'Fathers have moved on from sitting in the pub next door to the hospital - Ireland has not'
A lot of what governs Ireland is stuck in the 1960s and hasn’t moved on at all. Parental Leave is one such thing, writes Derek Power.
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Apr 27th 2019, 7:30 AM
# factfind
FactFind: Maternity, paternity and parental leave - how much time do new parents get?
Male same-sex couples are now also being recognised under the parental leave proposal.
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Apr 23rd 2019, 7:00 PM
# Parental Leave
'It's about a culture change': New welfare payment which could benefit up to 60,000 parents announced
Details of the Parental Leave scheme were announced this morning.
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Apr 23rd 2019, 9:12 AM
# budget 2019
Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year
The measure will be introduced from November 2019.
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Oct 9th 2018, 1:53 PM
# EU
European Parliament proposes new rules for parents to juggle work and home commitments
This will include the right to flexible working hours for parents with children 10 years and under.
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Jul 21st 2018, 9:45 AM
Voices
Play golf on paternity leave? You're lucky to have time to breathe
The government is reportedly considering making paid paternity leave mandatory for all new fathers.
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Apr 7th 2018, 8:15 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should paternity leave be mandatory?
The Irish Times reports today that the government is planning on introducing both two weeks’ paid parental leave and mandatory paternity leave.
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Apr 6th 2018, 9:55 AM
# work life balance
Government will not oppose Bill that will extend unpaid parental leave to six months
Under current rules, parents are entitled to 18 weeks unpaid leave.
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Feb 6th 2018, 9:16 PM
# family poll
Poll: Do you feel that you had sufficient maternity or paternity leave?
A case this week shed light on our current entitlements.
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Sep 27th 2017, 5:18 PM
# Research
Some new fathers fear taking parental leave will hamper their chances of promotion
28% of people working in technical roles believe fathers may be viewed as less committed to their job if they take full parental leave.
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Sep 26th 2017, 8:44 AM
# baby time
New parents to receive extra four weeks of parental leave
Two separate schemes are being rolled out.
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Jun 11th 2016, 1:23 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should mothers and fathers be allowed share parental leave?
New plans could see more mothers re-enter the workforce.
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Apr 6th 2015, 9:47 AM
# From here to...
No plans to introduce paid paternity leave for new fathers
Joan Burton says paternity leave would not only need a new law, but have significant cost implications for employers.
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Jun 28th 2013, 8:45 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should paid parental leave cover a child's first year?
That proposal has been made in a submission to the National Early Years Strategy – but what do you think?
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Apr 26th 2013, 9:49 AM
# Dáil Éireann
TDs to debate legislation giving maternity leave rights to TDs
Fianna Fáil’s Seán Ó Fearghaíl will introduce a bill which would formally give female TDs some time off if they fall pregnant.
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Apr 19th 2013, 7:45 AM
# Parental Leave
Parental leave extended from 14 weeks to 18 weeks
Parents returning back to work from parental leave will also be allowed to request a change in their working hours or pattern.
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Mar 8th 2013, 10:12 PM
# Equality
Equality Authority: Surrogacy case goes to higher court
A woman who has become a mother via a surrogate is seeking maternity benefit has failed in her case at the Equality Tribunal. The Equality Authority is pushing for equal benefits.
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Jul 10th 2012, 1:13 PM
Voices
Column: How to make parental leave work for dads in Ireland too
Journalist Philip O’Connor says the system of parental leave in Sweden, where he lives, benefits children, parents and the unemployed – and it is ideal for recessionary Ireland.
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Feb 28th 2012, 2:30 PM
# Maternity
Buxom young woman comments were "completely inappropriate", says head of ISME
Mark Fielding has apologised for his comments concerning the employment prospects of young women under new proposed maternity -leave laws.
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Oct 20th 2010, 4:48 PM
# Maternity
Parliament to vote on extending paid parental leave across EU
But ISME warns employers won’t hire “buxom young women” if they’re forced to top up maternity pay.
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Oct 20th 2010, 12:37 PM