Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is a bilateral agreement. Obviously it can be changed and adapted at any stage. Yesterday we talked about this - I believe it was Senator Higgins who had asked about it. The Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill is currently not on our Statute Book, but if it was it would be included in the list of schemes in the current bilateral. At some point in the future if parents take paid parental leave and they live in the United Kingdom but work in Ireland we will adapt it. We want to continue to enjoy the friendly relations and securities we have with each other, between Irish people living in Britain and British people living in Ireland, for many years to come please God.