Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the maximum amount of parental leave days that can be transferred between parents under current legislation within An Garda Síochána; if there are any specific circumstances under which this limit can be increased, and if so, what those circumstances are. [15904/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019, an employee who is a relevant parent in respect of a child under the age 12 is entitled to 26 weeks’ unpaid parental leave for each child. Where a child has a disability or long-term illness, the entitlement can continue until the child is 16. A relevant parent is a parent, an adoptive parent, or a person acting in ‘loco parentis’.

The Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 raised the maximum age limit of the eligible child for which parental leave can be taken from 8 years to 12 years.

Both parents have an equal, separate entitlement to parental leave. Where both parents work for the same employer and the employer agrees, one parent can transfer 14 weeks of their parental leave entitlement to the other parent.

I would note that An Garda Síochána may have a policy with further entitlements, and queries as to the operation of any limit increase or transfer of parental leave should be directed to them.