David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can see what the Deputy is trying to say. There is a provision at the moment that the father can be granted guardianship rights by the mother. What the Minister is suggesting, I think, is that guardianship will be made known more clearly and explicitly at the time of the birth of the child. If that happens, then the cohabitation provision will not apply because the father will be a guardian by virtue of the declaration.