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]
Topics / Parental Leave
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsParental Leave
83 questions from 38 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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81 written, 2 oral
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| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 8 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 7 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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746. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans over the course of this Government to increase paid leave for new parents and the rate of payment they receive from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16694/26]
886. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail the work undergone by her Department to investigate and prepare for the introduction of paid surrogacy leave for parents; when it is intended to introduce surrogacy leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14571/26]
901. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1093 of 17 February 2026, if she will consider a public consultation plan regarding the Action Plan for the National Strategy to allow parents to share parental leave allocations between each other; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14983/26]
509. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the role her Department plays in public awareness campaigns for paternity leave and parent’s leave, including targeted outreach to employers and employees; the plans in place to increase awareness and take-up by men; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1859/26]
510. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider mandating employers to top up parental leave payments, including maternity and paternity payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1622/26]
998. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider introducing new rules that would allow spouses to share parental leave allocations between each other (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11664/26]
651. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which teachers are able to exercise the flexibility envisaged under the EU Work-Life Balance Directive; whether any consideration will be given to issuing guidance to schools to allow parental leave to be flexibly taken where agreed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10391/26]
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]
907. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce the option to share/transfer parent's leave between parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9871/26]
151. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has examined allowing parental leave entitlements to be transferred between parents who are employed by different employers; the considerations involved in such a policy change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2830/26]
1876. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the role her Department plays in public awareness campaigns for paternity leave and parent's leave, including targeted outreach to employers and employees; the plans in place to increase awareness and take-up by men; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1909/26]
1877. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will commission a review of barriers to fathers and other parents taking up paternity and parent's leave, including workplace practices and cultural norms, and publish options to increase take-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1910/26]
1937. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if flexible working and parental leave policies will be properly implemented, including allowing parental leave to be taken in single days rather than rigid seven-day blocks, which does not reflect the reality of family life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74830/25]
1995. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is considering aligning the parental leave age limit of 12 years in the private sector as laid out in the parental leave acts with that of the public sector, where the limit is 16 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1648/26]
280. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider a change in policy for parental leave in terms of the amount of leave that can be transferred between parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70540/25]
181. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the introduction of paid surrogacy leave, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62247/25]
875. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing the number of days for parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61514/25]
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]
1482. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will widen the parental leave scheme from its current model, which allows for some of the leave to be transferred if both parents work for the same employer, to allow transfer between parents who work for different employers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58067/25]
1511. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child’s parent from a one-parent household can avail of 52 weeks of parental leave, as opposed to 26 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58525/25]
1512. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a disparity with parental leave (details supplied). [58526/25]