Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 October 2023
426. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the Amendment of Section 22 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, specifically in relation to the section dealing with the 'father's name on the birth certificate", as the Act was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas in 2014, however part 2 of the Act: Amendment of section 22 of principal Act, 6. (1), has not commenced. [42779/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 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.
