Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman is bringing a memo before cabinet concerning the legislation that would increase paid parents leave from 2 to 5 weeks.
This will be backdated to apply to both parents of children born since November 2019.
If passed this month in the Oireachtas people will be entitled to take the leave from April.
The Family Leave Bill also contains provisions to allow male same-sex couples to avail of adoptive leave for the first time.
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