Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister's answer. The process by which one arrives at the point at which you set the rate is still unclear. It must be as seamless a process as possible. This has been debated extensively on Committee Stage in the Seanad and in this House. Will the Minister at this late stage give a clearer articulation - which I say most respectfully - of the process? We do not want a situation in which there are impediments to any person who wishes to seek domestic violence leave if, from a financial perspective, it is deemed unviable for them to do so. I worry about the effect that would have on the number of people applying. It has already been articulated in the Seanad that countries like New Zealand, Italy and others have set the rate at the full rate of pay. Does the Minster have a view on that?

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