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Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said she is expecting a baby, making her the first cabinet member in state history to announce that she is pregnant while in office.
A spokesman for the minister said that she and her husband Paul Hickey were delighted to be expecting their first child, who will be born in May 2021.
Ms. McEntee made the announcement on social media, saying, “It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas … Last Christmas as a duo, #babyonboard #excited though.”
The spokeswoman also said that “the minister will take a period of maternity leave next year to take care of her baby.”
However, it is unclear how this would work, as TDs are not entitled to paid maternity leave.
The Dáil had previously heard that TDs needed a sick certificate to take time off when they had a baby.
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