Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. The other side of the coin is that we need to work with employers. We need to fully support employers so that if anybody is looking to avail of any of these types of leave, but in particular the domestic violence leave to which my question goes, there is no question of hesitancy on the behalf of employers. It must become normalised so that if somebody finds themselves in such a situation, the State and employers are there to help them. Certainly in today's workforce, that is absolutely appropriate. Employees should be supported within their changing life situations, be that through domestic violence leave, parents' leave or whatever else. However, we must work proactively with employers. It is entirely correct that we have tried to introduce these new rights. These are not the only rights we have introduced to the workplace. There has been a large amount of change in a short space of time, which I welcome. It shows how transformative the Minister has been in his role. However, we need to continue to engage with employers to ensure the proper supports are there.

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