Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
737. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date by which the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection will make recommendations to Government following the publication of A Shadow Cast Long, the independent review report into incorrect birth registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/21]
View answerThe Independent Review into illegal birth registrations, which was published recently, concluded that it is unlikely that a more comprehensive review of records would provide clear information relating to the existence of markers or wording suggestive of markers and the degree to which they may potentially be linked to incorrect birth registrations.
Notwithstanding this, I am aware that significant concerns remain about the practice of illegal birth registrations. For that reason I have asked the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection to consider the very significant complexities and challenges, including the deep ethical issues, which arise in relation to the issue of illegal birth registrations, and to propose an appropriate course of action. The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection is due to report by 31st October 2021.
