(a) Where a qualifying adopter dies, the surviving parent shall be entitled to leave (to be known as 'adoptive leave') from his or her employment
(b) The adoptive leave shall be for a period of -
(i) in case the qualifying adopter dies on or after the day of placement, 24 weeks less the period between the date of placement and the date of his or her death, or
(ii) in any other case, 24 weeks.
(c) The period may be extended by order made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) Entitlement to a period of leave under subsection (1) shall be subject to the surviving parent -
(i) having, as soon as is reasonably practicable before the commencement of the leave, caused his or her employer to be notified in writing of his or her intention to take such leave, or
(ii) in a case where the qualifying adopter died after the day of placement, causing his or her employer to be notified in writing
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