I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: - “Seanad Éireann resolves that the Maternity Protection (Child Bereavement) (Amendment) Bill 2026 be read a second time on this day 18 months, to allow for further examination of the issues raised in the Bill, alongside existing work to develop legislative proposals for pregnancy loss and miscarriage leave.” Curaim fáilte roimh an Aire. The Bill seeks to permit a pregnant employee, or an employee already on maternity leave, to pause that leave following the death of a child.
As the Senator has described, the Bill provides for an employee who is pregnant or on maternity leave to pause their maternity leave where they have lost a child. As there is no entitlement to bereavement leave, a person who postpones their maternity leave would not be entitled to the associated maternity benefit.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly; Níl, Senators Nicole Ryan and Conor Murphy.
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