Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019
No. 35 of 2019
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| S. 1 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(a) |
| S. 2(1) insofar as it relates to paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of "relevant parent" | 1 July 2022 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 332 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1), other than paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of "relevant parent" | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(b) |
| S. 2(2)-(6) | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(b) |
| S. 3 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(c) |
| S. 4 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(c) |
| Ss. 5-25 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(d) |
| S. 26 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Part 5) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 553 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(a) |
| S. 27 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Part 5) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 553 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(a) |
| S. 28 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 29 insofar as it relates to the insertion, in Part 2 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), of Chapter 11B, other than paragraph (b)(ii)(III) of the definition of “relevant parent” in section 61F(1) | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Part 5) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 553 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(b) |
| S. 29 insofar as it relates to the insertion, in Part 2 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), of paragraph (b)(ii)(III) of the definition of “relevant parent” in section 61F(1) of Chapter 11B, and sections 61G., 61H., 61I., and 61J. | 1 July 2022 | Parent's Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Section 29) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 362 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30-32 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Part 5) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 553 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(c) |
| Ss. 33-35 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(e) |
| S. 36(a) | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(e) |
| S. 36(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 36(c) | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(e) |
| S. 37 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(e) |
| S. 38 | 1 November 2019 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 629 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(e) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer of functions | S.I. No. 436 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, schedule 1 | 14 October 2020 | S.I. No. 436 of 2020, art. 1(2) |
| S. 2(1) amended | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 25 | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 5(1) amended | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 300 of 2024), arts. 1(2), 3 | 1 August 2024 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 300 of 2024), art. 1(2) |
| Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 333 of 2022), arts. 1(2), 3 | 1 July 2022 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 333 of 2022), art. 1(2) | |
| Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 26 | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 | |
| S. 6(2)(b) substituted | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 27(a)(i) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(2)(c) substituted | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 27(a)(ii) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(3) amended | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 27(b) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(6)(a) amended | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 27(c)(i) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(6)(b) amended | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 27(c)(ii) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(a) amended | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 28(a) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(b) amended | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 28(b) | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 16(1) amended | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 300 of 2024), arts. 1(2), 4 | 1 August 2024 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 300 of 2024), art. 1(2) |
| Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 333 of 2022), arts 1(2), 4 | 1 July 2022 | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 333 of 2022), art. 1(2) | |
| Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 29 | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 5(7) | Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 300 of 2024) |
| Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 333 of 2022) |