Extend Maternity Leave 2020

This article highlights the pressure parents are under trying to juggle #childcare and working from home. We need to see urgent and significant investment in a public childcare model. This has also been highlighted by the citizens of the #CitizensAssembly independent.ie/irish-news/new…

We also need to see investment into paid family leave. Please continue to support our current #EveryWeekCounts campaign calling on @rodericogorman to immediately extend #ParentsLeave by the promised 3 weeks per parent. You can write to your TDs here ==>nwci.ie/action/now

Thank you @ClaireKerrane for highlighting this inexcusable delay to #parenteave When will this be legislated for @rodericogorman?

@NWCI @image_magazine Thank you @NWCI for your continued support with this critical issue. @rodericogorman when will this crucial legislation be enacted?

Help struggling women & families today by contacting your TDs today to immediately extend paid Parent's Leave by 3 weeks for parents of very young children. #EveryWeekCounts Take action here=>nwci.ie/action/now Thank you! image.ie/agenda/call-to… via @image_magazine

@WhitmoreJen Thank you so much for your continued support throughout our campaign to #ExtendMatLeave2020 this would be a very welcome development for our supporters @rodericogorman m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Government need to bring forward the proposed April date for 3 additional weeks parents leave. There is no excuse for this delay @MichealMartinTD @RodericOG Thank you @CarrollJennifer for seeking clarification for us

@MWNHub Hi! Apologies for the late response, our campaign email is extendmatleave2020@gmail.com

@itisSJ Hi Sarah. As far as we are aware the additional 3 weeks can be taken but only after April. We are trying to engage with the department to see if they can bring that forward.

@matleave2020 Has it been confirmed that the additonal 3 weeks parents leave can be taken by those who have had a baby since Nov 2019? I know this was promised to help parents on mat leave in lockdown, but I cannot see the official eligibility criteria. Thanks

@HHumphreysFG @ESRIDublin Hi Minister, we appreciate the three week increase of parents leave announced in #budget2021 but not being able to take it until April is of little benefit for parents of babies born during lockdown, who can't access childcare for under 1s. Will you please reconsider this date?

The targeted measures introduced as part of #Budget21 will benefit low income families the most - confirmed by ⁦@ESRIDublin⁩ but due to populist point scoring something SF will never admit rte.ie/news/business/…

Thank you so much @WhitmoreJen for raising the issue of parental leave with @LeoVaradkar. Please @HHumphreysFG, bring forward the three week extension, April is too late for our families twitter.com/WhitmoreJen/st…

@HHumphreysFG @welfare_ie Is is true that the Parent benefit is not coming in until April 2021? Absolutely no good to mothers who had babies start of lockdown!! @Paschald @HHumphreysFG @LeoVaradkar @SimonHarrisTD @MichealMartinTD @matleave2020 @bridsmithTD @MaryLouMcDonald @mmcgrathtd

Let @Paschald know how you feel about #childcare and #workingparents being ignored in the budget

Budget 2021 will do little to help gender inequality via @RTENews ⁦@AilbheConneely⁩ rte.ie/news/budget-20…

National Women’s Council: "It is extraordinary to see no additional investment into Early Years Education and Afterschool Care when the costs of childcare are amongst the highest in the EU and investment is at such a low level" irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4006…

@rodericogorman You have not listened to us at all Minister. 3 weeks parents leave but not being able to take it until April does NOT help families who had babies during lockdown and who can't get creche places for under 1s. Please reconsider this time frame, it's the least you can do

A tough year for everyone, but in #Budget2021 I wanted to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected and supported. This Budget will see an extra €61m for Tusla, supporting kids in care, domestic violence services, & family resources centres.

National Women's Council (@NWCI) says it is "extraordinary" to see no additional investment into Early Years Education and Afterschool Care in #Budget2021 when the costs of childcare are amongst the highest in the EU.

@JRuanaidh Hi Jenny. We are trying to get clarification. It seems it has been granted but not until April 2021, which doesn't really help our parents. We had been told that it was to be extended for the 1st 2 years of a child's life but that's also not clear from today. @rodericogorman

Was the additional 3 weeks parents leave granted in today's budget does anyone know? @matleave2020

@rodericogorman @Paschald can you please clarify the extension of parents leave that you announced today? Is it true that it will only come in to effect from April? Can it be availed if for the 1st 2 years? Clarity is needed immediately. #ExtendMatLeave2020 @NWCI @bridsmithTD

@welfare_ie @HHumphreysFG @merrionstreet @citizensinfo Can we have clarity around when this comes in to effect? Reports that this is only from January which does not support the families who campaigned to #extendmatleave2020

#Budget2021 Parent’s Benefit will be increased by 3 weeks to 5 weeks, for parents of children born or adopted from 1st November 2019 #HopeForTheFuture #ProtectingLivesAndLivelihoods