Mr. Damien Peelo:

Mr. Ó hUallacháin mentioned the maintenance issue and I also want to speak briefly about the Good Friday Agreement, which aspires to have parity of rights for citizens on both parts of the island which needs to be protected. It is not currently enforceable that an unmarried father in Northern Ireland has automatic guardianship rights to his child across the Border. We can see areas where there is not parity of rights depending on where one lives on this island.