Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014: Discussion
11:00 am
Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I have one final question for Dr. Tobin. He recognised in his submission that the provisions are adult-centric and do not accord sufficient weight to the constitutional rights of the child. He believes that head 10 may prove to be unconstitutional. He proposes a remedy, and I would question if it is in contradiction to this, namely, how is the right of a child to know his or her father, and where possible to be raised by him, addressed by granting a sperm donor the right to be the legal father if he chooses?
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