Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Paternity Leave Data
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48948/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of paternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2018 is set out in the table:
| PATERNITY BENEFIT | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 1st January 2018 - 31st October 2018 | 19,837 |
| 2017 | 26,559 |
| 2016 (Commenced 1 September) | 5,013 |
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