Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023
351. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection when section 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 will can be commenced; the estimated timeframe for when technical amendments by way of primary legislation for civil registration will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/23]
View answerSection 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 introduces new provisions relating to the registration of the father where the parents are not married to one another. This section sets out that the mother is required to give the father’s details, with limited exceptions, and that the father is then required to acknowledge paternity.
This section requires technical amendments which are being brought forward in the forthcoming Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Bill. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the bill was undertaken by the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community & Rural Development, and the Islands. A draft of the bill is currently being finalised by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel prior to its publication and presentation to Dáil Éireann and I look forward to bringing the bill to the House shortly.
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
