Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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267. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide this Deputy with the guidance his Department has circulated to the civil and public service in respect of parental leave entitlements. [10926/23]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Parental leave legislation allows parents to take unpaid leave from work to spend time looking after their children, of up to 26 weeks’ for each eligible child before their 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if their child has a disability or long-term illness). Currently Civil Servants can take parental leave until the day their child turns 13, or 16 for a child with a disability or long-term illness.

All guidance which has issued to all Civil Servants is available on the National Shared Services Office, HR shared services centre website and can be accessed here;

www.nsso.gov.ie/en/services/parental-leave/