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Parents in Ireland — including same-sex couples — will be eligible to take two weeks’ leave during the 12 months following a baby’s birth or adoption occurring on or after 1 Nov 2019, the government has announced. The leave entitlement will increase gradually to a total of seven weeks by 2021. The measures feature in the General Scheme of the Parental Leave and Benefit Bill 2019, and the necessary legislation will now be drafted to introduce the leave entitlement.
Key provisions include the following: