Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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166. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has initiated the review by his Department into the provision of a statutory entitlement to domestic violence paid leave, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34684/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, has policy responsibility for maternity leave, parental leave, carer’s leave and force majeure leave. The issue of paid leave for victims of domestic violence would fall within this category of compassionate leave.

I understand that officials in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth are developing a new National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based violence and that an entitlement to leave for victims of domestic violence will be examined in this context.