Maternity leave for politicians still up in the air

Published: June 21, 2022, 6:30 a.m.

b'Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has revealed that she is pregnant with her second child. Minister McEntee made history last year as the first-ever Cabinet minister to take maternity leave though the arrangements were complicated and highlighted the lack of legal provision to allow Leinster House politicians to take leave after having a baby. \\n\\nHow much has materially changed between Minister McEntee\\u2019s pregnancies? Caitr\\xedona Gleeson is CEO of Women for Election spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.'