Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage

4:45 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The proposed amendment in section 3(a) of the Bill raises an issue, as it seeks to replace references to "18 working weeks" in subsection (7)1 of the Act. However, there is a issue with the amendment in that neither subsection 7(1)(a) nor section 7(2)(a) include references to "18 working weeks", but refer to "14 weeks". As the committee will appreciate, it is not possible to replace text in the Act that is not actually present in it. It is a technical issue at the end of the day, but this is why it is so important to go through all of these with a fine-tooth comb and have all kinds of scrutiny of legislation at all levels.

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