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11 March 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to delegate some of her duties to Galway West TD and Super Junior Minister Hildegarde Naughton when she goes on maternity leave.
It’s been confirmed that Minister McEntee will take six months of paid maternity leave from April 30th.
She will remain a member of the government without a portfolio, with Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys temporarily taking on the justice brief.
Many of the duties of the role will be delegated to Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton, as well as her party colleague, Junior Minister James Browne.
Minister Helen McEntee To Take Six Months Paid Maternity Leave
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Justice Minister Helen McEntee will take six months of paid maternity leave from April 30th.
Minister McEntee is the first Cabinet minister in the history of the State to be pregnant while in office.
She will remain a member of the government without a portfolio, with Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys taking on the Justice brief.
Many of the duties of the role will be delegated to Super Junior Minister Hildegarde Naughton and Minister of State James Browne.
Minister McEntee, meanwhile, will be reappointed as Justice Minister when her leave finishes in November.
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