Maternity leave for councillors to be examined by all-female group
Councillors, TDs and senators currently have no right to take maternity leave.
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Councillors, TDs and senators currently have no right to take maternity leave.
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon, the Taoiseach announced that the government would facilitate the minister’s maternity leave.
A Green Party councillor said today the lack of maternity leave is a “serious obstacle” for female politicians.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee will become the first Cabinet minister to give birth while in office.
There are no legal provisions for TDs to take parental leave.
Many legal experts, however, believe that more practical solutions can be found.
The Taoiseach has said that constitutional change could be needed to provide for TD maternity leave, but constitutional experts say otherwise.
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
New mother Patrice Hosford is asking the government to improve the leave entitlements currently available to new parents.
Sinn Féin is going to introduce a motion to the Dáil today calling for 12-week extension to paid maternity leave.
There have been calls for maternity leave to be extended for those who recently had children.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald called for a 12-week extension to maternity leave and pay.
A petition signed by 25,000 people called for maternity leave to be extended due to a lack of childcare for women returning to work.
The Finance Minister had said previously that it wasn’t possible to change the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme to suit each individual.
In order to be eligible for the scheme, employees need a pay slip from January or February this year.
New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.
The general manager was effectively demoted after returning from maternity leave.
Ialpa today said that female pilots in bogus self-employment are not guaranteed a job when they return after having a baby.
Ardern’s partner, TV fishing show host Clarke Gayford, plans to be a stay-at-home dad.
If we have any hope of enticing more women into public office here in Ireland, the existing policy on maternity supports and arrangements needs significant reform, writes Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee.
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‘My office gave me all the facilities to pump and store breastmilk during the day, including a small fridge.’
TDs and councillors not getting maternity leave in Ireland is a huge problem.
Maternity leave was extended for mothers of premature babies back in October – but not for parents of infants born before then.
Calls for extended maternity leave and benefit for mothers of premature babies.
Legislation states that a representative must resign if they haven’t attended a meeting in six months.
Maternity leave should be a universal right regardless of whether you are elected or unelected, writes Jennifer Whitmore.
Women in Ireland get some of the longest maternity leave periods in Europe – but also some of the lowest-paid.
One mother said the current system is unfair but it isn’t something you think about until you find yourself in that situation.
An economic downturn isn’t an acceptable excuse for unfair treatment of pregnant women, writes Lorraine Courtney.
The woman was told “business is business, enjoy your maternity” when she was sacked.
The initiative allows fathers to take two weeks off work to help care for their babies, if they have enough PRSI contributions.
Mothers who want to leave the EU to travel home can now continue to get maternity leave – which wasn’t the case before now.
The latest figures from a British study back-up other similar findings in Ireland and the US.
The fear of missing out is something every mother experiences returning to work after maternity leave, writes Jennifer Ryan Moran.
Ireland is currently one of the few countries that does not offer paternity leave.
It’s ok to not feel ok when you return to work after maternity leave, writes Tracey Gunn.
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