| Ireland | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in its social security system | 43.4% (2013) [15/26countries] | | |
% of those who think "government agencies should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people | 25.1% (2012) [23/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government/public funds should primarily cover the costs of the help to elderly people | 51.1% (2012) [24/31countries] | | |
Maternal leave benefits (% of wages) | 59 (2017) [30/32countries] | | |
% of those who think that 1-6 months of paid parental leave is necessary | 35.6% (2012) [14/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that 7-12 months of paid parental leave is necessary | 31.4% (2012) [16/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that 13-36 months of paid parental leave is necessary | 6.7% (2012) [20/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government should pay for parental leave | 25.4% (2012) [27/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that the employer should pay for parental leave | 4.0% (2012) [21/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that both the government and the employer should pay for parental leave | 69.4% (2012) [1/31countries] | | |
% of those who think the employers should primarily cover the costs of childcare for children under school age | 2.8% (2012) [10/31countries] | | |
% of those who think the family itself should primarily cover the costs of childcare for children under school age | 61.3% (2012) [10/31countries] | | |
% of those who think the government/public funds should primarily cover the costs of childcare for children under school age | 35.8% (2012) [22/31countries] | | |
% of those who think government agencies should primarily provide childcare for children under school age | 18.0% (2012) [20/31countries] | | |