McEntee previously spoke about how important it is to see women in politics being able to take maternity leave and return to their post.
"It is really important that women see other women in roles and positions being able to take maternity leave, being able to return to their jobs and return to the positions they were working in before," Minister McEntee said.
Last week, the TD said that she hopes other politicians will follow in her footsteps:
"What I hope to see in the future is that this won’t just apply to me but that other ministers, TDs, senators, councilors, will be able to avail of maternity leave. This is very much a sticking plaster, it's not a long-term measure."