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Both Parents Could Spend A Full year With Their Newborns

under Plans of Sinn Fein

Both parents could spend a full year with their newborns - under new plans by Sinn Fein.

The party says it would expand the current scheme which allows 26 weeks of maternity leave, with the right to take an additional 16 while paternity leave is currently at 2 weeks.

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers' Rights, Louise O'Reilly says it would take pressure off the childcare sector.

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