New figures suggest a large number of Clare dads aren't availing of the newly introduced paid paternity benefit.
New figures suggest a large number of Clare dads aren't availing of the newly introduced paid paternity benefit.
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219 men here have availed of the €230-a-week payment since it was introduced in September.
However, typical birth rates in Clare suggest that around 500 children would have been born in that time.
Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey is urging fathers to take advantage of the scheme
