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Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: We make major policy decisions on the basis of consultation and comparisons with other jurisdictions. I do not want to make any commitments until we have considered the issues in more detail.

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: Must not the father be named on the birth certificate?

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: I think he does.

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: The 20th century.

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: I thank Senator Bacik for her work in helping me to get the Bill through the House. She is right. We do need to read the Bill in light of the sections coming up and clarify some of the issues legitimately raised. The rights of the father are much improved in this legislation. The father's consent cannot be dispensed with without reference to the High Court and that is a dramatic...

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: What was the question?

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: Will the Senator repeat that?

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: Is he opposing or supporting the adoption?

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: Is the Senator mixing this situation up with guardianship?

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: That is a guardianship issue. Maybe we can discuss this again.

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: My official has given me a prompt. Section 22 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 provides: The father of a child who was not married to the mother of the child at the date of his or her birth or at any time during the period of 10 months before such birth shall not be required to give information under this Act about the birth. The registrar shall enter the father's details in the register...

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: That is not a matter for this legislation but it is worth scoping out on another occasion.

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: If the Senator wishes she can table an amendment to that effect but it is not appropriate in this Bill.

Seanad: (4 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: The Senator can submit an amendment.

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (5 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: A reply to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 27 January 2009 was issued to the Deputy from the Health Service Executive on the 3 March 2009.

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (5 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. I have been informed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) that it does not routinely keep the information required by the Deputy in the format requested by him and therefore it has to be generated and collated across each of the 32 Local Health Offices. I have also been informed that the HSE is actively pursuing the responses on the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: The National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006-2010 is implemented by my Office with the assistance of Pobal, who manage the day to day operation of the programme. As the Deputy may be aware, applications for capital grant funding under the NCIP are processed, in the first instance, by the County Childcare Committees (CCCs) and are then forwarded to Pobal. Final consideration of...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: The Child Care Act 1991 provides for the making of Regulations for the purpose of securing the health, safety and welfare and promoting the development of pre-school children attending pre-school services. The Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 came into effect in 2007 and currently govern the provision of pre-school services. A pre-school service offered by a person...

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this timely debate which anticipates what will happen in the next several weeks. Child protection services, provided by the Health Service Executive, are sometimes forgotten and considered a poor relation in these debates. They only seem to arise in debates on a crisis, not allowing for calm and rational debate. According to the 2008 Euro Health...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Mar 2009)

Barry Andrews: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182, 186, 188, 189, 201 and 228 together. The Adoption Bill 2009, which will give force of law to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, was published on Friday 23rd January. Under the new legislation, prospective adoptive parents will be able to adopt from countries which have also ratified the...