Written answers

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Maternity Leave

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48949/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of maternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2018 is set out in the table:

MATERNITY BENEFITRecipients
1 January 2018 - 31 October 201832,888
201745,331
201641,406
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.  

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