Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I will not need it all as I am about to conclude by using the opportunity of the Adjournment debate this evening to urge the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews, to change these inflexible and unfair rules and ensure that all children are treated equally - not just the twins to whom I referred, but all children who were born in those specific gap months in 2007. The problem will recur annually unless it is satisfactorily addressed.

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