152. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has considered extending statutory paid paternity leave from the current entitlement of two weeks to at least eight weeks; if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the social, economic and family benefits associated with longer periods of paternity leave, including impacts on child development, maternal wellbeing, gender equality and workforce participation; and his plans or a timeline for increasing paternity leave entitlements in line with best practice in other European countries. [74550/26]

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152. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has considered extending statutory paid paternity leave from the current entitlement of two weeks to at least eight weeks; if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the social, economic and family benefits associated with longer periods of paternity leave, including impacts on child development, maternal wellbeing, gender equality and workforce participation; and his plans or a timeline for increasing paternity leave entitlements in line with best practice in other European countries. [74550/26]

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   Paternity Leave

   152. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has considered extending statutory paid paternity leave from the current entitlement of two weeks to at least eight weeks; if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the social, economic and family benefits associated with longer periods of paternity leave, including impacts on child development, maternal wellbeing, gender equality and workforce participation; and his plans or a timeline for increasing paternity leave entitlements in line with best practice in other European countries. [74550/26]

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