(Senator Paul Bradford and Lucinda Creighton TD)
Former junior minister Lucinda Creighton will not be entitled to maternity leave after the birth of her child – due to a quirk in the law. Female TDs are paid their full salary after they give birth to a child. But there is no legal right for them to take paid maternity leave because they are classed as “office holders” rather than public sector employees…
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