Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 19, after line 20, to insert the following new section:

4.—(1) Section 2 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, as amended by the Adoptive Leave Act 2005, is amended as follows:(a) by deleting the definition of “Employed Adopting Mother” and substituting the following:

“ “Employed Adopting Parent” means a female or male employee in whose care a child (of whom she or he is not the natural parent) has been placed or is to be placed with a view to the making of an adoption order, or to effecting of a foreign adoption or following any such adoption;”,

(b) by deleting the definition of “Sole Male Adopter”.(2) Section 6 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, as amended by the Adoptive Leave Act 2005, is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following:“(1) Subject to this Part, an employed adopting mother or adopting father shall be entitled to leave (to be known as ‘adoptive leave’) from the employee’s employment.”.(3) Section 7 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 is amended as follows:(a) by deleting in subsections (1) and (2) the reference to “an employed adopting mother (or sole male adopter)” and substituting “an employed adopting parent”;
(b) by inserting in subsections (1) and (2) the words “or his” after the word “her” in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c);
(c) by deleting in subsection (3) the reference to “the employed adopting mother (or sole male adopter)” and by substituting “the employed adopting parent”;
(d) by deleting in subsection (4) the reference to “the employed adopting mother (or sole male adopter)” and substituting “the employed adopting parent”;
(e) by inserting in subsection (4) the words “or his” after the word “her”.(4) Section 8 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, as amended by the Adoptive Leave Act 2005, is amended by deleting subsection (1)(a) and substituting the following:

“(1) (a) Subject to this Part, an employed adopting parent who is entitled to, or is on, adoptive leave, shall, on request, be entitled to further leave (to be known as ‘additional adoptive leave’) from the employee’s employment.”.

(5) Section 9 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, as amended by the Adoptive Leave Act 2005, is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following:

“(1) Subject to this Part, an employed adopting parent who is entitled to, or is on, adoptive leave, shall, on request, be entitled to further leave (to be known as ‘additional adoptive leave’) from the employee’s employment.”.

(6) Section 10 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, as amended by the Adoptive Leave Act 2005, is amended by deleting subsection (9) and substituting the following:

“(9) Subject to this Part, an employed adopting parent who is entitled to, or is on, adoptive leave, shall, on request, be entitled to further leave (to be known as ‘additional adoptive leave’) from the employee’s employment.”.”.

I move the amendment, but in light of what the Minister of State has said, I will withdraw it and come back to it on Report Stage.