The Department of Equality has said a report is being prepared on how to operate a scheme to provide paid domestic violence leave.
It said a consultation process was under way and the report would be brought to Government shortly.
The scheme would grant domestic violence survivors paid leave to end an abusive relationship, find a new home and protect them and their children.
Similar laws already exist in New Zealand and the Philippines.
Minister for Equality Roderic O'Gorman said it was a priority for his department.
"Again we all recognise in the last year the huge incidences of domestic violence that are being reported and the Government is working together across my department and Minister McEntee's [Justice] Department and the Department of Social Protection to really respond in an all Government approach to support victims in a real time of need," he said.
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The department said the report will include recommendations on how best to support employees experiencing domestic abuse, including leave.
"The Programme for Government contains a commitment to investigate the provision of paid leave and social protection provision to victims of domestic violence with a view to establishing a statutory entitlement to paid domestic violence leave.
"The Department of Equality has engaged in a targeted consultation process with relevant stakeholders and social partners to examine how a scheme of paid leave should operate to address the needs of victims most effectively, including with the monitoring committee of the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, employers' groups and trade unions and with stakeholders of the National Equality Strategy Committees," the department said.
Women's Aid CEO Sarah Benson said it welcomed the fact that there may be a move to proceed with a statutory payment for domestic violence.
"When 1 in 4 women in this country is subjected to domestic abuse, that's a very significant proportion of the workforce. Economic abuse or abuse of someone when they are in work or to coerce them to try and give up their work is a very significant factor in an abusive relationship.
"So following the lead of other countries and indeed the lead of other employers who have proceeded with a domestic violence policy plus paid leave is something that pivots an employer and a workplace from a potential pressure point for somebody that's in distress to an ally," Ms Benson said.
Meanwhile, the 'Still Here', the national awareness campaign on domestic abuse, is relaunching today.
The campaign was developed in April 2020 in response to the restrictions on movement imposed by the pandemic.
It seeks to inform and reassure people that supports and services continue to be available to those at risk or experiencing domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said: "Unfortunately, we know that home is not a safe place for all of us.
"I want victims of domestic and sexual abuse to know that they are not on their own, particularly at this time of year.
"An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and other services, including the vital supports provided by our community and voluntary sector, are still here for you over the Christmas period."
