Second Stage Current 27th Seanad 9/2026
Maternity Protection (Child Bereavement) (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Chris Andrews
- Introduced
- 28 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Jan 2026
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Maternity Protection Act 1994 to let employees delay taking maternity leave if their child dies.
- Allows relevant employees to postpone maternity leave entitlements following child bereavement.
- Includes related provisions to support bereaved employees; specific deferral terms and conditions not detailed in long title.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 27th Seanad28 Jan 2026
- Second Stage 27th Seanad28 Jan 2026