Minister Accused of “Kicking the Can” on Paid Leave for Parents after Miscarriage – 06/06/2025

Children’s Minister Norma Foley has been accused of “kicking the can” over paid leave after miscarriages, as she expressed support for the measure but said it was a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure. Currently, women are entitled to full maternity leave if they have a stillbirth or miscarriage after 24 weeks.However, the Labour party said that many women and men are familiar with the devastation that results from an early miscarriage, adding that women have had to take annual leave to “recover from the heartache and the physical effects of this experience”.Labour TD & Health Spokeswoman Marie Sherlock spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.We also spoke to Jennifer Duggan, Chair of Miscarriage Association of Ireland, who suffered 6 miscarriages and says the response from employers has ranged from empathy to pressure to return to work Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.