Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 17 relates to the requirement for a worker to obtain a medical certificate for a third party. It is overly restrictive and places an additional and unreasonable cost burden on parents, particularly lone parents and low-income workers, especially when coupled with the unpaid nature of the leave. It must be considered whether supplying medical information of a third party to an employer is consistent with GDPR regulations.