PQ 3103
3103. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the Government's current position regarding the extension of statutory paid paternity leave; whether consideration is being given to increasing the current entitlement of two weeks' paid paternity leave to eight weeks or a comparable period; whether any review of Ireland's paternity leave provisions has been undertaken in view of arrangements available in other European jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63230/26]
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7 September 2026
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3103. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the Government's current position regarding the extension of statutory paid paternity leave; whether consideration is being given to increasing the current entitlement of two weeks' paid paternity leave to eight weeks or a comparable period; whether any review of Ireland's paternity leave provisions has been undertaken in view of arrangements available in other European jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63230/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-09-07/3103/
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