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Seanad Éireann · 2025-05-20

Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: First Stage

SF Nicole Ryan · Administrative Panel

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I move: Bill entitled an Act to provide for a period of paid leave consequent upon the loss of a pregnancy and for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015, and to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other Acts. Furthermore, an Act to provide for matters including the establishment of a register relating to the record of pregnancy loss and the maintenance of this opt-in register of pregnancy loss, which shall be closed to searching by members of the public.

When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

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SF Nicole Ryan this contribution

I move:

Bill entitled an Act to provide for a period of paid leave consequent upon the loss of a pregnancy and for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015, and to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other Acts. Furthermore, an Act to provide for matters including the establishment of a register relating to the record of pregnancy loss and the maintenance of this opt-in register of pregnancy loss, which shall be closed to searching by members of the public.

CC Mark Daly

When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

SF Nicole Ryan

Next Tuesday.

CC Mark Daly

Is that agreed? Agreed.