Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I move amendment No. 10:

In page 12, to delete lines 16 and 17.

I am proposing to delete lines 16 and 17, of section 13 of the Bill which states "this section applies in respect of the adoption of a child by a person, other than a relevant non-guardian, of the child." Section 30 of the Adoption Act 2010 provides for consultation with the father of a child. Section 30(2) provides that in the circumstances where someone other than the father of a child is adopting the child, the father of that child must be consulted. The Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 will amend that section to reflect the need to consult with a relevant non-guardian, which means in respect of a child, a father of the child who is not a guardian of the child pursuant to the Act of 1964, a parent of the child under section 5 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 who is not a guardian pursuant to the Act of 1964, a person who is appointed as a guardian of the child pursuant to section 6C of the Act of 1964 where subsection (9) of that section applies to that appointment but in respect of which the court has not made an order that the person enjoys the rights and responsibilities specified in subsection (11)(f) of that section or a person appointed by the court to be a temporary guardian of the child under section 6E of the Act of 1964. The proposed deletion of subsection (2) is required because, if the child is being adopted by a relevant non-guardian, consultation with other relevant non-guardians may still be required. On this basis, this provision is being deleted.