Committee Stage Current 34th Dáil 38/2021

Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021

Health Employment

Sponsor: Ivana Bacik
Introduced: 22 Mar 2021
Last updated: 2 May 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Employees get paid leave following miscarriage or to access reproductive healthcare services.
Amends 1997 Working Time Act; adds unfair dismissal protection for taking this leave.
Prevents employers firing or penalizing staff for miscarriage-related absence or medical appointments.

Stage timeline

First Stage 26th Seanad

22 Mar 2021
Second Stage 26th Seanad

22 Mar 2021
Committee Stage 26th Seanad

24 May 2021
Report Stage 26th Seanad

29 Nov 2023
Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

29 Nov 2023
Committee Stage 34th Dáil

1 May 2025