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Version status: Published
Published date: 3 October 2019

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 (enacted 24 October 2019)

Enacted Bill, signed into law by the President on the 24th October 2019.

This format of the bill is taken from the text of stage 1 published on 3 October 2019 by Seanad Éireann
Introduction of this Bill

Bill entitled an Act to entitle certain employees who are relevant parents in relation to a child to employment leave for the purposes of enabling them to provide, or assist in the provision of, care to the child; to entitle certain employees who are surviving parents in relation to a child to employment leave on the death of a relevant parent; to provide for the payment of parent’s benefit to certain persons and, for that purpose, to amend the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; for those purposes to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

Sponsor
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Minister for Justice and Equality
Source
Government
Originating House
Seanad Éireann
History of this Bill
Date Stage House Document Link
15 October 2019 3 Dáil Éireann Bill amendments Committee Stage
15 October 2019 2 Dáil Éireann Debates Committee and Remaining Stages
15 October 2019 2 Dáil Éireann Debates Second Stage
15 October 2019 2 Dáil Éireann Debates Financial Resolution
9 October 2019 2 Seanad Éireann Debates Committee and Remaining Stages
9 October 2019 2 Seanad Éireann Debates Second Stage
9 October 2019 2 Seanad Éireann Debates Order for Second Stage
3 October 2019 1 Seanad Éireann Explanatory memoranda Explanatory Memorandum
3 October 2019 1 Seanad Éireann Bills As Initiated
This format of the bill is taken from the text of stage 1 published on 3 October 2019 by Seanad Éireann