Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-23
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

I move amendment No. 6:
In page 6, line 13, after “period”, to insert “(whether or not deferred or paused in the event of the member having a serious health condition)”.
Amendment No. 6 deals with the issue of leave for Oireachtas Members. The proposal related to maternity leave for Members of the Oireachtas has been carefully drafted with the Office of the Attorney General in particular to avoid any perception of overreach in terms of separation of powers. However, given the subject matter of other sections of this Bill related to a pause in maternity leave for mothers with serious illness, I felt it was only right that this section clarify that Members of the Oireachtas can also postpone their leave in the event of such an illness. This amendment, drafted with the Office of the Attorney General, provides that clarification.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-23