Parental Leave
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-02
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

It would probably be addressed through something bespoke for that group of parents rather than through a change to parent's leave. The process for parent's leave is a good one and works well. I would like to see it grow. As we know, the rate of parent's leave has grown by €15. I hope to see the take-up increase in the years to come. I believe that one of the reasons take-up is low, particularly among dads, is that the rate is seen as too low. The €15 increase is quite significant. It would probably be best to look at a bespoke solution for those one-parent families.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-02