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"You want to be at home with your child, and want me to pay for it!"

Recent figures showed that the number of paternity leave payouts dipped by 10% last year. And the...

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17.10 15 Apr 2019


"You want to be at home with your child, and want me to pay for it!"


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17.10 15 Apr 2019


Recent figures showed that the number of paternity leave payouts dipped by 10% last year.

And the take-up from Dads remains slow.

Rory Hearne, Lecturer in Social Policy, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University, joined Ivan to take him on with regards paternity leave, the cost of childcare and more.

And he has recently finished his 2 weeks paternity leave recently.


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