Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

More than likely I will be tabling an amendment to section 40 on Report Stage regarding the fact that, under the guardianship provisions, even married fathers do not have an equal right to custody of the child if the relationship breaks up. I have to have further discussions with some legal people on this. It has partly to do with how, even in marriage, guardianship does not entail equal rights for both partners.