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Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: There is a paper trail from the ATM and bank statements.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I know the Leader has already organised a debate on this matter, however, I support some of the views expressed on electronic voting. The Minister was away on European Presidency business in the Far East, and I accept that he could not be in this House for that debate, but it would be appropriate, now that he is back and the Cabinet has discussed the issue, giving it apparent closure from the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: ——that we debate the matter again in this House with the Minister, Deputy Cullen.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 3: In page 20, line 22, after "registrar" to insert "if required to do so". The purpose of this amendment is to make the Bill more user-friendly by providing for people who cannot attend the registrar or when both people cannot attend. It reflects technological advances because today some of this information can be processed electronically or by other methods which do not...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister's reply is noted.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 4: In page 20, after line 45, to insert the following: "(4) Where a child is born in a vehicle or vessel in transit from one place to another and the precise place of birth cannot be identified, the place of birth to be recorded shall be that of the townland or civil parish concerned, or other identifiable geographical area concerned, or if that cannot be ascertained,...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I tabled this amendment so that Senator Henry could ask her question. On Committee Stage, I pointed out a case where a child was born in an ambulance and the registrar used a distance between two towns as the place of birth. The Minister pointed out that the birth certificate can be amended afterwards which is satisfactory and the amendment was withdrawn on that basis.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 15: In page 49, line 40, after "divorce" to insert "or makes an order recognising a foreign decree of divorce as being valid in the State". This amendment provides for a comprehensive list of divorce decrees to cover circumstances where the court may accept a foreign order as being valid in this country.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 18: In page 50, line 23, after "person" to insert "concerned, as the case may be,". The purpose of this amendment is to insert after the word "person" the words "concerned, as the case may be". This is intended to improve the drafting of the Bill. It is in line with my previous comments on making the legislation reader friendly.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I join in the glowing tributes paid to the Minister and her officials. It was a complex and sensitive Bill and the Minister deserves to be congratulated on its introduction. I still hold strong views on section 13(1)(b). I shall go to my grave maintaining I was correct in that regard.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: The legislation is a step in the right direction. Discussion on the Bill gave rise to a more serious issue — how the House does its business. Three weeks ago a technical flaw was discovered on Committee Stage of the An Bord Bia Bill. The Minister, Deputy Walsh, agreed to accept the amendment but informed me that he could not accept it in the House and it would be dealt with in the Lower...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(3) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, the Minister shall prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas, a statement as to the implications of introducing a system of registration of guardianship orders and agreements.". We debated this amendment at some length on Committee Stage. It is...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I concur with Senator Brian Hayes. The Minister's response is inappropriate to say the least. It is a sad day not alone for this House but for democracy in general if the Minister persists with this course of action as she quite evidently plans to. There were many valid calls for a system of guardianship registration to be introduced and this is a retrograde step. The Minister has been...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 2: In page 15, line 38, after "State" to insert "or to which section 26 or 27 applies". The register of births covers all children born in the State and there are two additional cases of children born outside the State, those children born to Irish citizens permanently living abroad where there is no system of registration or where if there is, a birth certificate may not...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I agree with the Minister that provision is made in sections 26 and 27. However, to give effect to that, section 13(1)(b) must be amended to include the same wording as section 13(1)(a), namely after "State" to insert "or to which section 26 or 27 applies". If this amendment is not accepted, the anomaly is quite obvious. The Bill in itself becomes contradictory which, to say the least, is bad...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: The wording——

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: ——"or to which sections 26 or 27 applies," confines section 13(1)(b) to within the State and the registration of foreign stillbirths is not covered, in terms of the literal meaning of the amendment.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: That is correct. As the interpretation of section 13(1)(b) now stands, it refers to a register in the State. However, if the wording, including the references to section 26 or 27, is applied, it does exactly what the Minister for Social and Family Affairs has just said and will inextricably link the wording of section 13(1)(b) with sections 26 and 27. The literal meaning of section 13(1)(b)...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I do not wish to be pedantic on this issue, but as a result of accepting an amendment in the Lower House on section 13(1)(a), section 13(1)(b) is rendered incorrect. It strictly confines, as the literal meaning interprets, a register of stillbirths occurring in the State. If the same logic that applies in section 13(1)(a) is applied to section 13(1)(b), then it is exactly as the Minister has...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Michael McCarthy: I appreciate the latitude, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I know what the Minister is attempting to state and I agree with her in a funny way.