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No. 23 of 2018

Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Grants pregnant women who are members of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann a right to maternity leave from the House for at least 18 weeks, with an option to take up to 8 more weeks afterwards. It also lets a member postpone some or all of that leave if the baby has to stay in hospital, and keeps her full parliamentary pay during leave, while stopping work-related expense claims unless they were already earned.

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Bill entitled an Act to provide maternity leave for female members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and to provide for related matters

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Last updated 13 February 2020

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  • First Stage
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  • Second Stage
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  • Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members]
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  • Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members]
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  • Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018: First Stage
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