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Local Government (Maternity and Family Leave for Elected Members) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Holly Cairns · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 17 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows local authority members to take maternity, adoptive, parental, and force majeure leave without needing council approval, matching staff entitlements under existing leave laws.
- Protects members from deemed resignation due to absence for childbirth or adoption by treating notified leave as approved under current attendance rules.
- Extends the 6-month absence limit to account for eligible family leave periods, preventing automatic loss of membership for qualifying absences.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil17 Nov 2021
Debates
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