Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 27th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 49/2024 Official bill number / year
Health (Postponement of Certain Leave) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Mary Fitzpatrick · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 19 Jun 2024
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends maternity and adoptive leave laws to allow postponement if person is diagnosed with or undergoing cancer treatment.
- Creates mechanism for eligible parents to defer their leave entitlements during medical treatment, then take it later.
- Applies to Maternity Protection Act 1994 and Adoptive Leave Act 1995; specific postponement conditions and duration not detailed in long title.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad19 Jun 2024
- Second Stage 27th Seanad27 Mar 2025
Debates
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