Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 March 2023
134. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has an indicative date for the implementation of section 6 of the of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, specifically the recording of a father’s name on a birth certificate. [15689/23]
View answerSection 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 introduces changes to birth registration and the inclusion of the father where the parents are not married, and provisions relating to married mothers where the husband is not the father. This Section requires a technical amendment to be made prior to its commencement.
The required technical amendment is included in a forthcoming Bill to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 which I am currently bringing to Government. If the proposals are approved, they will then be sent to the Oireachtas for pre-legislative scrutiny.
Once the proposals been enacted, Section 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act will be brought into operation by way of one or more commencement orders. It is not possible at this juncture to give an indicative date for this as it is dependent on the progress of the proposed legislation through the Oireachtas.
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
