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 the employee to provide, or assist, in the provision of, care to the child or to provide support to the adopting mother, sole male adopter or mother of the child, as the case may be, or both; to entitle a surviving parent to employment leave on the death of a relevant parent; to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977; to provide for the payment of paternity benefit to certain persons and, for that purpose, to amend the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 27 Jul 2016
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
27 Jul 2016
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
16 Jun 2016
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
16 Jun 2016
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
24 Jun 2016
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
24 Jun 2016
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
24 Jun 2016
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)24 Jun 2016
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
13 Jul 2016
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)13 Jul 2016
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
13 Jul 2016
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad
(Also known as Final Stage)13 Jul 2016
Completed
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Seanad First Stage
n/a
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
15 Jul 2016
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
15 Jul 2016
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
19 Jul 2016
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)19 Jul 2016
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
19 Jul 2016
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)19 Jul 2016
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
19 Jul 2016
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)19 Jul 2016
Completed
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Enacted
27 Jul 2016
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
27 Jul 2016
Completed
27 Jul 2016
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016
27 Jul 2016
An tAcht um Shaoire agus Sochar Atharthachta, 2016
13 Jul 2016
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016
6 Jul 2016
As amended in Committee/Select Committee (Dáil Eireann)
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016
16 Jun 2016
As initiated
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016
Amendments
11 Jul 2016
Report Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
4 Jul 2016
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
19 Jul 2016
Seanad Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages
15 Jul 2016
Seanad Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Second Stage
13 Jul 2016
Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages
13 Jul 2016
Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Order for Report Stage
6 Jul 2016
Select Committee On Justice And Equality
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage
5 Jul 2016
Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Financial Resolution
24 Jun 2016
Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee
24 Jun 2016
Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Second Stage
24 Jun 2016
Dáil Éireann
Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage