EMP27 - Employer paid maternity in Public or Private sector
This dataset from Ireland's Central Statistics Office provides national statistics on employer-paid maternity leave, broken down by whether the employer operates in the public or private sector. It forms part of employment and social-security related statistics published by the CSO and is freely accessible without authentication. The data can be used to examine differences in maternity pay provision between public and private employers across Ireland.Employer paid maternity in Public or Private sector.
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Data schema (10 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| STATISTIC | text | Code identifying the statistic being measured.Code identifying the statistic being measured. |
| Statistic LabelStatistic label | text | Descriptive name of the statistic, e.g. Maternity Benefit Claims.Descriptive name of the statistic, e.g. Maternity Benefit Claims. |
| TLIST(A1) | int | Annual time period code corresponding to the year.Annual time period code corresponding to the year. |
| Year | int | Year to which the data relates.Year to which the data relates. |
| C04129V04895 | int | Code identifying the maternity pay band category.Code identifying the maternity pay band category. |
| Maternity Pay BandMaternity pay band | text | Category describing the level of employer pay during maternity leave.Category describing the level of employer pay during maternity leave. |
| C02511V03040 | text | Code identifying the private or public sector category.Code identifying the private or public sector category. |
| Private or Public SectorPrivate or public sector | text | Indicates whether the employer is in the private or public sector.Indicates whether the employer is in the private or public sector. |
| UNIT | text | Unit of measurement for the value, such as a count.Unit of measurement for the value, such as a count. |
| VALUE | int | Number of maternity benefit claims for the given category.Number of maternity benefit claims for the given category. |
Schema inferred from the distribution file's first records 22 days ago. Column types are sampled estimates, not source-declared.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1UNIT: Number · Year: 2019
{
"UNIT": "Number",
"Year": "2019",
"VALUE": "7836",
"STATISTIC": "EMP27C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2019",
"C02511V03040": "01",
"C04129V04895": "100",
"Statistic Label": "Maternity Benefit Claims",
"Maternity Pay Band": "No pay from employer",
"Private or Public Sector": "Private sector"
}Record 2UNIT: Number · Year: 2019
{
"UNIT": "Number",
"Year": "2019",
"VALUE": "388",
"STATISTIC": "EMP27C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2019",
"C02511V03040": "02",
"C04129V04895": "100",
"Statistic Label": "Maternity Benefit Claims",
"Maternity Pay Band": "No pay from employer",
"Private or Public Sector": "Public sector"
}Record 3UNIT: Number · Year: 2019
{
"UNIT": "Number",
"Year": "2019",
"VALUE": "8224",
"STATISTIC": "EMP27C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2019",
"C02511V03040": "-",
"C04129V04895": "100",
"Statistic Label": "Maternity Benefit Claims",
"Maternity Pay Band": "No pay from employer",
"Private or Public Sector": "All sectors"
}Record 4UNIT: Number · Year: 2019
{
"UNIT": "Number",
"Year": "2019",
"VALUE": "3534",
"STATISTIC": "EMP27C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2019",
"C02511V03040": "01",
"C04129V04895": "110",
"Statistic Label": "Maternity Benefit Claims",
"Maternity Pay Band": "More than 0% but less than 50% of pre-maternity pay",
"Private or Public Sector": "Private sector"
}Record 5UNIT: Number · Year: 2019
{
"UNIT": "Number",
"Year": "2019",
"VALUE": "599",
"STATISTIC": "EMP27C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2019",
"C02511V03040": "02",
"C04129V04895": "110",
"Statistic Label": "Maternity Benefit Claims",
"Maternity Pay Band": "More than 0% but less than 50% of pre-maternity pay",
"Private or Public Sector": "Public sector"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Query examples
curl -sL 'https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/EMP27/CSV/1.0/en' -o data.csvFull csv file download — the schema shown was inferred from the file's first records.
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- First published
- 2026-06-20
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Distributions (4)
Employer paid maternity in Public or Private sector
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/EMP27/PX/2013/enEmployer paid maternity in Public or Private sector
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/EMP27/JSON-stat/1.0/enEmployer paid maternity in Public or Private sector
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/EMP27/XLSX/2007/enEmployer paid maternity in Public or Private sector
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/EMP27/CSV/1.0/en