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Helen McEntee shares photograph of week-old son Fine Gael TD says Michael Shane Hickey arrived more than two weeks early
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Minister Helen McEntee with baby boy. Photograph: Instagram
Minister Helen McEntee says her baby boy arrived more than two weeks early, as she released a photograph of him on Instagram.
Last week the Fine Gael Meath East TD became the first serving Cabinet Minister to give birth while in office.
Ms McEntee and her husband Paul Hickey thanked all those who had wished them well on the birth of baby Michael Shane Hickey, who is a week old. The baby shares his middle name with Ms McEntee’s late father, Fine Gael TD Shane McEntee, who died in 2012.
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The Minister for Justice gave birth earlier this year
Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee (Image: Gareth Chaney/Collins)
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The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has said that she and her new baby are happy and healthy after a whirlwind week.
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.