You may also qualify for a payment called Parent’s Benefit during parent’s leave. Parent’s Benefit is paid while you are on parent’s leave from work if you have enough social insurance (PRSI) contributions. You can take this leave as either one continuous period of 9 weeks leave or separate periods of not less than one weekHow much will I get paid during parent’s leave? Other rules for parent’s leaveYou are treated as being in employment while you are on parent’s leave. You are entitled to return to your job after parent’s leave, you can build up annual leave while you are on parent’s leave and you are entitled to any public holidays that occur during your parent’s leave.