Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 3, line 8, after “purpose” to insert “and other purposes”.

I am pleased to be here to speak on Report Stage of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022. It is really important legislation that will allow us to implement two final elements of the work-life balance directive from the European Union. It addresses leave for medical care purposes and the ability to seek flexible working arrangements for families and carers. We are also using this Bill to introduce the right to request remote working for all workers and two other significant elements, which are the increase of the length of time in which a woman returning to work after giving birth can take breastfeeding breaks from the current six months after birth up to two years, and the introduction of five days of paid domestic violence leave. That is a significant provision. We will be one of the first countries in the European Union to have paid leave for victims of domestic violence.

Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are grouped. All of these amendments are technical. Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, amend the Long Title of the Bill to include a reference to the new entitlement under the Bill introduced on Committee Stage to domestic violence leave and to the right to request remote working.

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