Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9372/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As announced in Budget 2016, the outgoing Government approved the introduction of two weeks of paternity leave and the associated social welfare paternity benefit as from September 2016. The Government has approved the General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to this decision and the Bill is currently being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. I expect to be in a position to publish the Bill shortly.