Ministerial Responsibilities
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-11
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Duncan Smith (LAB), Dublin Fingal

I welcome the Taoiseach's contribution and I wish the Minister for Justice and her husband well for her maternity leave. This is not only an important moment for her personally and for her family but it is, and should be, an important signal to every expectant and future mother in terms of what this country will be doing on maternity leave for all and to ensure that everyone has entitlement to it. This is important and it has our full support. My thanks to the Taoiseach for his statement and we wish the Minister for Justice all the best.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-11