Justice Minister Helen McEntee has announced she is expecting her second baby with her husband Paul.
Minister McEntee shared the news on her Instagram page with a picture of her son Michael.
The picture of the one-year-old shows him wearing a t-shirt that reads: “I’m going to be a big brother.”
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Minister McEntee is due her second baby in December and captioned the Instagram picture: “So Michael has come news to share.”
A spokesman for Minister McEntee has confirmed the news and said the Justice Minister intends to take maternity leave to care for their baby.
He said: “The Minister and her husband Paul are very happy to be expecting their second child, due in December.
“Minister McEntee intends taking maternity leave to care for their baby.”
Minister McEntee became the first woman to have a baby while serving at Cabinet when she gave birth to her son Michael in April 2021.
She was praised for taking six months' maternity leave at that time as there is no legal framework to allow office holders to take leave.
Minister McEntee remained a member of Cabinet during those six months but without portfolio.
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys was assigned the responsibility for the Department of Justice until Minister McEntee returned to work in November 2021.
