Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank ICTU for their presentation and submission. I would like to ask about domestic violence paid leave and International Labour Organization, ILO, Convention No. 190. ICTU sent in a submission on the ten days' annual leave for victims of domestic violence. Before the summer recess, the Joint Committee on Children, Equality and Disability, Integration and Youth published its pre-legislative scrutiny on the work life balance and the miscellaneous provisions Bill. The report acknowledged that the Minister was going to introduce domestic violence leave during Committee Stage consideration of the Bill, which is welcome. It recommends that it would be ten days, as provided.

Reference was also made in the ICTU submission to the domestic leave Bill introduced by Deputies O'Reilly and McDonald. While the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, indicated that he might be looking for employers to be provided with some kind of documentation to uphold the fact that the worker has experienced domestic violence, the Sinn Féin Bill made certain recommendations, noting that there is a stigma attached to being a victim of domestic violence. Will Mr. Joyce comment on that? What would he recommend in this regard?