Employment Rights

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2021

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Questions (179)

Holly Cairns

Question:

179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of public holidays employees are entitled to in 2021 under the Holidays (Employees) Act 1961 (details supplied). [57615/21]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

The Holidays Act 1961 was repealed in 1997. The legislation which provides for public holidays is the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (OWTA). This Act provides that certain days may be prescribed as public holidays. At present, there are nine public holidays which are listed under section 2 of the second schedule of the OWTA. These are:

a. Christmas Day,

b. St. Stephen's Day,

c. St. Patrick's Day,

d. Easter Monday, the first Monday in May, the first Monday in June and the first Monday in August,

e. the last Monday in October,

f. the 1st day of January.