Support for maternity leave for councillors grows

Justice Minister Helen McEntee will take six months' maternity leave effective from April 30. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Voting from home, extra staff for administrative work and support for those who may have suffered a miscarriage have been suggested to facilitate maternity leave for local councillors.

A working group of female councillors from around the country met with Minister of State for Local Government Peter Burke to discuss options for how maternity provisions can be rolled out.