Search Results for 'Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act'
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Local Minister of State confirms Government scheme to provide maternity leave for councillors
Local Fine Gael Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Deputy Peter Burke, has welcomed Cabinet approval to draft a general scheme to grant an entitlement of maternity leave to councillors.
Shared maternity leave Bill will give parents greater flexibility
Fianna Fáil has introduced a bill in the Dáil which will allow parents to share maternity leave.
How the Eighth Amendment affects maternity services
The Eighth Amendment, inserted into the Constitution in 1983, equates the life of the mother with the life of the unborn child. Abortion is not available in Ireland even in cases of fatal foetal anomaly or when a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape.
