Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2023
267. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide this Deputy with the guidance his Department has circulated to the civil and public service in respect of parental leave entitlements. [10926/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraParental leave legislation allows parents to take unpaid leave from work to spend time looking after their children, of up to 26 weeks’ for each eligible child before their 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if their child has a disability or long-term illness). Currently Civil Servants can take parental leave until the day their child turns 13, or 16 for a child with a disability or long-term illness.
All guidance which has issued to all Civil Servants is available on the National Shared Services Office, HR shared services centre website and can be accessed here;
www.nsso.gov.ie/en/services/parental-leave/
