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Submission to JOC on Children on General Scheme of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill

Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

NWC was invited to make a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration on the General Scheme of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill. Our submission calls for the additional three weeks Parent's Leave granted in Budget 2021 to be delivered without delay, for lone parents to be have the same support as two-parent families under the Scheme and for the payment for Parent's Benefit to be increase in line with EU norms to ensure that taking the leave is a realistic option for all parents.

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