Health (Postponement of Certain Leave) Bill 2024

Plain-English summary 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

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   19 Jun 2024
2. Second Stage 27th Seanad

   27 Mar 2025