An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2025-06-17
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

I raise an issue that might not be to the fore in everybody's mind, especially those who have had a child and it has been a single birth. This relates to multiple births when it comes to maternity, paternity and parental leave. It is great to see paternity and parental leave added to maternity leave. It is fantastic for parents to have those options after a child is born. Somebody who has had a multiple birth, such as twins or triplets, just gets the same as the parent of a single birth. They have double or triple the cost and double or triple the care is required. Would it be possible to look at extending parental and paternity leave for multiple births?

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Sitting date: 2025-06-17