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Carer's Leave

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 February 2021

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Questions (136)

Dara Calleary

Question:

136. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending carer's leave to persons that were on carer’s leave prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic to allow them an additional 12 months to cover from March 2020 to March 2021 given the vaccine has not yet been administered to elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6237/21]

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Written answers

Section 6 of the Carer's Leave Act 2001 provides that employees with at least one year's continuous service are entitled to take up to 104 weeks of carer's leave to enable them to provide full-time care and attention to a person who is in need of such care.  

There are no plans to amend the Carer's Leave Act at present.   

The scheduling of vaccinations for elderly persons is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health.

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