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Calls to link all family leave benefits to income

The National Women’s Council are calling for both maternity and paternity benefits to be linked...

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08.15 4 Mar 2026


Calls to link all family leave benefits to income


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08.15 4 Mar 2026


The National Women’s Council are calling for both maternity and paternity benefits to be linked directly to income and expanded to cover at least the first year of a child’s life. 

They will be protesting outside Leinster House later today. Speaking to Anton this morning was Donal Swan, Women’s Economic Equality Co-ordinator, with the National Women’s Council. 


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