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👪 Supporting Families: What Each Party Proposes

SocDems

Supporting Families: Leave, Poverty and Flexible Work

13 weeks paid parent's leave each. €350/week benefits. Eliminate child poverty by 2030. Right to flexible work.

Ireland lags behind other countries on paid leave, childcare and family supports. 188,000 children are living in poverty. The Social Democrats would ensure the first 12 months of a child's …

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