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Helen McEntee, Ireland s Minister for Justice, is now the first person in the history of the Irish State to become pregnant, take maternity leave, and give birth all while serving as a Cabinet minister.
As it stands, there are no provisions for members of Cabinet to avail of parental leave. However, Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed in March that McEntee would be granted a six-month maternity leave, and promised reforms surrounding parental leave for politicians.
I’m pleased to announce that Government has facilitated the maternity leave of Minister @HMcEntee
Having a family should in no way conflict with a career in public life.
Maternity leave
In the course of their work, members were sometimes surprised to learn where Ireland stands in comparison to other countries â for example, Irelandâs ranking for parliamentary representation worsened over the lifetime of the assembly to 100th out of 187 countries. Many of our members were also unaware that publicly elected representatives do not have the right to maternity leave. Catherine Day is chair of the Citizensâ Assembly on Gender Equality and a governor of The Irish Times Trust. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
The recommendations adopted by the citizens will require constitutional and legislative change in important areas if adopted. For example, the assembly voted by 80 per cent to replace the infamous âwoman in the home clauseâ which dates back to 1937. They voted to replace it with language that is not gender-specific and would oblige the State to take reasonable measures to support care within the home and wider communi