Written answers

Thursday, 19 September 2019

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Parental Leave Expenditure

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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230. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of introducing one, two, three and six weeks respectively, of paid parental leave to be taken by either parent. [38113/19]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Currently, any employee who is a parent is entitled to unpaid Parental Leave for each child born or adopted, to care for a child or make arrangements for the child’s welfare.

As of 1st September 2019, the unpaid Parental Leave entitlement is 110 days (22 weeks)

The Department of Justice and Equality has policy and legislative responsibility for parental leave.

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