Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 20/2024 Official bill number / year
Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 20 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Maternity Protection Act 1994 to allow postponement of maternity leave if mother diagnosed with cancer or serious illness during pregnancy.
- New legal section inserted defining cancer and other serious illness, enabling mothers to defer maternity leave entitlements.
- Bill also permits postponement of additional maternity leave for affected mothers, protecting leave eligibility for later use.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil20 Mar 2024
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil20 Mar 2024
Debates
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