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Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Introduced
- 9 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adoptive couples can now choose which parent takes adoptive leave; same-sex male couples gain eligibility for the first time.
- Parent's leave extended from 2 to 5 weeks per parent; timeframe to use leave extended from 1 to 2 years.
- Child and Family Agency Board increased from 7 to 9 ordinary members with related quorum adjustments.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad9 Mar 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad12 Mar 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad12 Mar 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad22 Mar 2021
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad22 Mar 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil22 Mar 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil25 Mar 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil25 Mar 2021
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil25 Mar 2021
- Enacted27 Mar 2021
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