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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Questions (690, 693)

Seán Fleming

Question:

690. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will facilitate the transfer of parental leave to nurses who work in hospitals from their spouses who may work in other parts of the public service specifically An Garda Siochána to enable the HSE employee to take the parental leave and are there any rules preventing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43446/12]

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Seán Fleming

Question:

693. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will facilitate the transfer of parental leave to nurses who work in hospitals from their spouses who may work in other parts of the public service specifically An Garda Síochána so that the HSE employee can take the parental leave; if there are rules preventing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43470/12]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 693 together.

Parental leave entitlements and their implementation are set out in the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006. As both of these pieces of legislation are the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality, inquiries in relation to this matter should properly be directed to that Minister. The HSE's Terms and Conditions of Employment provide that parental leave entitlements may only be transferred from one parent to another if both parents are employed by the same employer, subject to the employer's agreement.

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