Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Justice and Equality
Maternity Leave
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Renua Ireland)
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452. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make changes to the provision of maternity leave (details supplied). [46540/15]
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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Currently, maternity leave extends to 26 weeks paid with a social welfare benefit and a further entitlement to 16 weeks unpaid leave immediately afterwards. These periods are towards the upper end of the European range of entitlements and I have no plans to extend them further. The Deputy will be aware however that the Government has decided that two weeks paternity leave will be introduced from September next.
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