The Law Reform Commission, in its report Legal Aspects of Family Relationships, makes recommendations relating to the conduct of family relationships, including compulsory joint registration of the birth of a child where the parents are not married to each other.
Any change of the current provisions requires careful consideration given the legal complexities involved.
This and other proposals contained in the report that are relevant to the Civil Registration Service are currently under active consideration and it is my intention to introduce legislation on this, and other aspects of civil registration, as early as possible in 2013.