Dáil
‹ Order of Business Father’s name on birth certificates
Summary
Olivia Mitchell asked when the Civil Registration Act provision requiring an unmarried father’s name on a child’s birth certificate would commence; the Taoiseach undertook to discuss it with the Justice Minister.
The Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 was enacted this time last year. I am aware its provisions will be implemented on a step by step basis but the provision in which I am particularly interested is the provision that requires unmarried parents to register the name of the father on the birth certificate of the child. Is there any prospect of that provision being commenced fairly soon, preferably before the end of this Dáil?
