Questions

18. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection as part of the upcoming public consultation paper on pay-related parent's leave in Autumn 2026 to be led by his Department, if this will include specific consultation on other types of family leave and additional flexibilities such as the transferability of leave between parents, and extended leave for lone parents. [31456/26]

93. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the variance in corporate top-ups will be taken into consideration as part of the upcoming public consultation paper on pay-related parent’s leave. [31451/26]

455. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether under public service parental leave, a person who works in the HSE can transfer their parental leave to someone in An Garda Síochána. [23118/26]

403. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the difference between statutory parental leave and parental leave available to civil service workers; and who is entitled to enhanced parental leave as outlined by the National Shared Services. [21610/26]

674. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection as part of the upcoming public consultation paper on pay-related parent's leave in Autumn 2026 to be led by his Department, if this will include specific consultation on other types of family leave and additional flexibilities such as the transferability of leave between parents, and extended leave for lone parents. [21987/26]

349. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection whether there is any difference between statutory parental leave and parental leave within the Civil Service/semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/26]

902. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage and number of women, who availed of their full entitlement of parents leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9595/26]

903. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage and number of men that availed of their full entitlement of parents leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9596/26]

904. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage and number of men that availed of their full entitlement of paternity leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9597/26]

365. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being considered to ensure that children in single-parent families have access to the same amount of parental leave as those in two-parent families. [60807/25]

98. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the statistics that are collected in relation maternity and paternity leave in Ireland including whether they are taken, the duration of leave taken, whether they availed of the statutory payment only or whether their employer topped up their maternity benefit; and if so, to what percentage of their salary. [59334/25]

1550. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider an amendment to the Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 in relation to parents leave, to ensure parents who have sole custody, can avail of additional leave, further to a court ruling in Spain in January 2025 that families should be treated equally regardless of family structure; and if she will make a stateme…

1551. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing parents leave available to parents of twins and triplets to reflect the same uplift in child benefit available to those parents, which is currently 1.5 times the standard child benefit payment for twins and twice for triplets and multiple births. [59333/25]

1607. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider proposals in relation to extending parental leave entitlements in the case of multiple births in the same pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60029/25]

1608. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will examine schemes where single parents of newborn children can access the full leave entitlements of two-parent families as seen in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60030/25]

1609. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider changing Ireland's parental leave legislation to address the disparity faced by one-parent families, whereby children in such households are effectively entitled to only half the parental leave available to children in two-parent households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60031/25]

1610. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the possible extension of parent's leave and benefit and additional flexibilities; if this will include examining schemes where single parents of newborn children can access the full leave entitlements of two-parent families; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

1925. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline whether any additional supports are currently available to parents who give birth to twins, or other multiple births; if there are any plans to expand these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45403/25]

1926. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering expanding parental and maternity leave for parents who give birth to twins or other multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45406/25]