(LRC Revised)

Number 13 of 2006

PARENTAL LEAVE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 19 July 2019

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2006

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019

(24/2019), enacted 11 July 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019

(S.I. No. 356 of 2019), made 16 July 2019, were considered in the preparation of

this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

13

of

2006

PARENTAL LEAVE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 19 July 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Entitlement to parental leave.

3. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act.

5. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.

6. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

7. Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act.

8. Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act.

9. Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act.

10. Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act.

11. Protection of employees from penalisation.

12. Codes of practice.

13. Short title and collective citation.

Acts Referred to

Adoptive Leave Act 1995

1995, No. 2

Employment Equality Act 1998

1998, No. 21

Medical Practitioners Act 1978

1978, No. 4

Parental Leave Act 1998

1998, No. 30

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2005

Number

13

of

2006

PARENTAL LEAVE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 19 July 2019

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE PARENTAL LEAVE ACT 1998.

[18

th May

, 2006]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and terms “Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs” and “Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs” construed (1.04.2011) by

Equality, Integration, Disability and Human Rights (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I. No. 139 of 2011), arts. 2, 3 and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department

of Justice and Law Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs contained

in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any administration and

business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order,

be read as references to the Department of Justice and Law Reform.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht

Affairs by or under any of the Acts mentioned in the Schedule are transferred to the

Minister for Justice and Law Reform.

...

(3) References to the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs contained

in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred

by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be read as references

to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform.

...

SCHEDULE

Article 3(1)

Enactments, functions under which are transferred from the Minister for Community,

Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform

...

Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006

Editorial Notes

E1

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and terms “Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform” and “Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform” construed (1.06.2010) by

Equality, Integration, Disability and Human Rights (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010

(S.I. No. 217 of 2010), arts. 2, 3 and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded

(1.04.2011) by

Equality, Integration, Disability and Human Rights (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I. No. 139 of 2011) as per C note above.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and terms “Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs” and “Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs” construed (1.04.2011) by

Equality, Integration, Disability and Human Rights (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I. No. 139 of 2011), arts. 2, 3 and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department

of Justice and Law Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs contained

in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any administration and

business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order,

be read as references to the Department of Justice and Law Reform.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht

Affairs by or under any of the Acts mentioned in the Schedule are transferred to the

Minister for Justice and Law Reform.

...

(3) References to the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs contained

in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred

by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be read as references

to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform.

...

SCHEDULE

Article 3(1)

Enactments, functions under which are transferred from the Minister for Community,

Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform

...

Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006

Editorial Notes

E1

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and terms “Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform” and “Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform” construed (1.06.2010) by

Equality, Integration, Disability and Human Rights (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010

(S.I. No. 217 of 2010), arts. 2, 3 and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2); superseded

(1.04.2011) by

Equality, Integration, Disability and Human Rights (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I. No. 139 of 2011) as per C note above.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Entitlement to parental leave.

3. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act.

5. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.

6. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

7. Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act.

8. Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act.

9. Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act.

10. Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act.

11. Protection of employees from penalisation.

12. Codes of practice.

13. Short title and collective citation.